| Index | Mount Vernon | Ohio | National |
| Average Test Scores | 72% | 61% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 10 | 3,650 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 4 | 1,000 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 2 | 393 | 7,963 |
| Index | Mount Vernon | Ohio | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.8% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.3% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.4% | 55.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.6% | 35.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 22.2% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.9% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.9% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 10 public schools, 4 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools in Mount Vernon. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mount Vernon, OH schools is 72%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Mount Vernon, OH, an average of 84.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Gambier, OH | 2,339 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Fredericktown, OH | 2,510 | 76% | 58.7% |
| Butler, OH | 858 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Centerburg, OH | 1,930 | 73% | 51.4% |
| Howard, OH | 177 | 64% | 33.3% |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 16,684 | 72% | 49.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| North Myrtle Beach, SC | 16,684 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Tahlequah, OK | 16,684 | 32% | 33.0% |
| Pendleton, OR | 16,685 | 44% | 8.6% |
| Opelousas, LA | 16,687 | 59% | 23.3% |
| Highland Village, TX | 16,701 | 67% | 39.8% |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 16,684 | 72% | 49.0% |
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