| Index | Mount Gilead | North Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 34% | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,895 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 510 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 183 | 7,963 |
| Index | Mount Gilead | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.2% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.9% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.3% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.7% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.6% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.9% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Mount Gilead. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mount Gilead, NC schools is 34%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Mount Gilead, NC, an average of 80.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Badin, NC | 1,976 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Polkton, NC | 2,682 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Ansonville, NC | 625 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Troy, NC | 3,293 | 47% | 2.8% |
| Biscoe, NC | 2,722 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Mount Gilead, NC | 1,202 | 34% | 28.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fulton, TX | 1,202 | 37% | 24.0% |
| Whitefield, NH | 1,202 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Langley, WA | 1,201 | 56% | 17.2% |
| Tolar, TX | 1,201 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Edmundson, MO | 1,203 | 31% | 36.5% |
| Mount Gilead, NC | 1,202 | 34% | 28.5% |
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