| Index | Rapid City | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 18% | 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 | Rapid City | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.5% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.5% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.3% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.9% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.3% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.8% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Rapid City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Rapid City, MI schools is 18%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Rapid City, MI, an average of 84.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Elk Rapids, MI | 1,531 | 58% | 21.4% |
| Bellaire, MI | 908 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Mancelona, MI | 1,708 | 39% | 19.3% |
| Kalkaska, MI | 2,230 | 38% | 20.7% |
| Rapid City, MI | 1,495 | 18% | 63.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pleasant Hill, OH | 1,495 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Gorman, TX | 1,495 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Encinal, TX | 1,495 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Morenci, AZ | 1,494 | 53% | 10.7% |
| Pemberton, NJ | 1,494 | 32% | 34.4% |
| Rapid City, MI | 1,495 | 18% | 63.5% |
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