| Index | Sterling Heights | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 46% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 43 | 3,421 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 2 | 835 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 196 | 7,963 |
| Index | Sterling Heights | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.0% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.6% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 58.3% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 37.1% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 27.5% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.8% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.4% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 43 public schools, 2 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sterling Heights. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sterling Heights, MI schools is 46%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Sterling Heights, MI, an average of 86.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Grosse Pointe, MI | 5,176 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Huntington Woods, MI | 6,303 | 79% | 64.6% |
| Bloomfield Hills, MI | 3,995 | 75% | 56.4% |
| Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | 9,142 | 71% | 48.4% |
| Birmingham, MI | 21,272 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 132,296 | 46% | 3.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Visalia, CA | 133,100 | 37% | 23.0% |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 133,125 | 63% | 30.3% |
| Coral Springs, FL | 133,370 | 62% | 28.7% |
| Gainesville, FL | 133,611 | 52% | 8.1% |
| Columbia, SC | 134,057 | 41% | 14.5% |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 132,296 | 46% | 3.9% |
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