| Index | Mount Zion | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 44% | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 23:1 | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 3,938 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 306 | 7,963 |
| Index | Mount Zion | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.3% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.3% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 66.7% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 40.9% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 35.6% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 15.8% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.6% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Mount Zion. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mount Zion, IL schools is 44%. The average student to teacher ratio is 23:1. In Mount Zion, IL, an average of 93.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Forsyth, IL | 3,474 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Cerro Gordo, IL | 1,275 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Oreana, IL | 954 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Niantic, IL | 657 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Warrensburg, IL | 1,261 | 35% | 26.7% |
| Mount Zion, IL | 5,707 | 44% | 8.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Nazareth, PA | 5,705 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Denair, CA | 5,702 | 35% | 27.8% |
| Zebulon, NC | 5,712 | 36% | 25.6% |
| Petoskey, MI | 5,701 | 55% | 15.5% |
| Tea, SD | 5,714 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Mount Zion, IL | 5,707 | 44% | 8.9% |
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