| Index | Fairfax | Vermont | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | n/a | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 11:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 143 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 67 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 23 | 7,963 |

| Index | Fairfax | Vermont | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.8% | 89.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.1% | 88.3% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 66.5% | 62.0% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 54.8% | 44.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 52.0% | 36.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 44.1% | 14.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 11.1% | 4.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 5.9% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Fairfax. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fairfax, VT schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Fairfax, VT, an average of 92.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fairfax, VT | 1,190 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Chisholm, ME | 1,190 | 34% | 30.2% |
| Verdi, NV | 1,190 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Berlin, OH | 1,190 | 88% | 83.9% |
| Naco, AZ | 1,190 | 14% | 71.9% |
| Crenshaw, MS | 1,191 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Fairfax, VT | 1,190 | n/a |