| Index | Brethren | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 30% | 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 | Brethren | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.3% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 73.8% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 32.9% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 9.4% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.3% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.4% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Brethren. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Brethren, MI schools is 30%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Brethren, MI, an average of 77.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 73.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Onekama, MI | 380 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Mesick, MI | 381 | 31% | 34.7% |
| Brethren, MI | 411 | 30% | 38.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Deary, ID | 411 | 56% | 17.2% |
| Malden, IL | 411 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Presho, SD | 411 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Westphalia, MO | 411 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Kila, MT | 411 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Brethren, MI | 411 | 30% | 38.2% |
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