| Index | Fairmount | Georgia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 32% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,164 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 515 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 192 | 7,963 |

| Index | Fairmount | Georgia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 68.8% | 82.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 67.6% | 81.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 27.6% | 57.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 9.0% | 36.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.4% | 29.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.9% | 11.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Fairmount. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fairmount, GA schools is 32%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Fairmount, GA, an average of 68.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 67.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Canton, GA | 30,425 | 57% | 18.4% |
| White, GA | 946 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Calhoun, GA | 17,644 | 43% | 9.6% |
| Resaca, GA | 1,636 | 43% | 10.4% |
| Adairsville, GA | 5,097 | 42% | 11.8% |
| Fairmount, GA | 1,163 | 32% | 33.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Atwood, IL | 1,163 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Jefferson, SC | 1,163 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Notasulga, AL | 1,162 | 34% | 28.8% |
| Broxton, GA | 1,164 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Roscommon, MI | 1,162 | 47% | 1.8% |
| Fairmount, GA | 1,163 | 32% | 33.3% |