| Index | Dowling | 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 | Dowling | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.9% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.9% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 56.9% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.1% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.7% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.5% | 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 Dowling. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dowling, MI schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dowling, MI, an average of 89.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Richland, MI | 877 | 54% | 13.3% |
| Woodland, MI | 530 | 52% | 7.3% |
| Middleville, MI | 3,447 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Hastings, MI | 7,314 | 44% | 7.7% |
| Vermontville, MI | 700 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Dowling, MI | 399 | n/a |
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| St. Paul, AK | 399 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Table Rock, NE | 398 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Crowder, OK | 398 | 26% | 45.8% |
| Dowling, MI | 399 | n/a |
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