| Index | Swartz Creek | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 41% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 8 | 3,421 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 3 | 835 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 196 | 7,963 |
| Index | Swartz Creek | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.1% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.8% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 54.4% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.2% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.5% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.3% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.3% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 8 public schools, 3 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Swartz Creek. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Swartz Creek, MI schools is 41%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Swartz Creek, MI, an average of 85.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Linden, MI | 3,922 | 58% | 20.8% |
| New Lothrop, MI | 635 | 55% | 15.1% |
| Holly, MI | 6,151 | 54% | 11.6% |
| Fenton, MI | 11,368 | 53% | 11.3% |
| Flushing, MI | 7,891 | 49% | 1.8% |
| Swartz Creek, MI | 5,535 | 41% | 13.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bessemer City, NC | 5,536 | 26% | 45.1% |
| Duquesne, PA | 5,534 | 15% | 69.8% |
| Weldon Spring, MO | 5,536 | 70% | 45.5% |
| Byron, MN | 5,536 | 53% | 11.0% |
| Jonesborough, TN | 5,539 | 43% | 10.4% |
| Swartz Creek, MI | 5,535 | 41% | 13.9% |
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