| Index | Sterling | 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 | Sterling | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.3% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.4% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.8% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.0% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.4% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.3% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sterling. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sterling, MI schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Sterling, MI, an average of 89.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Standish, MI | 1,397 | 49% | 2.1% |
| Pinconning, MI | 1,494 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Whittemore, MI | 370 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Sterling, MI | 506 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Kimball, SD | 506 | 57% | 18.2% |
| Missouri City, MO | 506 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Richland, IN | 506 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Maynard, IA | 506 | 70% | 45.3% |
| Dutton, AL | 506 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Sterling, MI | 506 | n/a |
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