| Index | Forest | Mississippi | National |
| Average Test Scores | 50% | 53% | 68% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 893 | 79,235 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 206 | 24,875 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 68 | 7,965 |
| Index | Forest | Mississippi | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 64.9% | 78.1% | 83.8% |
| Completed high school | 63.6% | 76.0% | 82.4% |
| Completed some college | 42.3% | 51.7% | 58.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.5% | 28.9% | 37.2% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.7% | 20.4% | 29.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.6% | 7.5% | 11.0% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.1% | 2.2% | 3.2% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.3% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sebastopol, MS | 252 | 66% | 3% |
| Lake, MS | 441 | 61% | 11% |
| Morton, MS | 3,444 | 54% | 21% |
| Forest, MS | 5,719 | 50% | 27% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Creve Coeur, IL | 5,717 | 66% | 4% |
| Monaca, PA | 5,721 | 84% | 24% |
| Plymouth Meeting, PA | 5,721 | 86% | 26% |
| Salamanca, NY | 5,717 | 52% | 24% |
| Genoa, IL | 5,716 | 87% | 28% |
| Forest, MS | 5,719 | 50% | 27% |