| Index | Skidway Lake | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 3,421 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 835 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 196 | 7,963 |
| Index | Skidway Lake | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 66.1% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 65.3% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 29.8% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 9.1% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.5% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.2% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.3% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Skidway Lake. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Skidway Lake, MI schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Skidway Lake, MI, an average of 66.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 65.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rose City, MI | 671 | 50% | 3.1% |
| West Branch, MI | 2,052 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Whittemore, MI | 370 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Skidway Lake, MI | 3,289 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Red Springs, NC | 3,291 | 25% | 47.1% |
| Haughton, LA | 3,292 | 78% | 61.5% |
| Plainview, MN | 3,292 | 66% | 37.0% |
| Livingston, AL | 3,286 | 31% | 34.9% |
| Empire, CA | 3,285 | 18% | 62.5% |
| Skidway Lake, MI | 3,289 | n/a |
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