| Index | Fairmount | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 3,938 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 306 | 7,963 |

| Index | Fairmount | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.4% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.9% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 42.5% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.5% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.9% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.7% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 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, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Fairmount, IL, an average of 86.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Royal, IL | 381 | 65% | 35.4% |
| St. Joseph, IL | 4,205 | 52% | 7.6% |
| Ogden, IL | 790 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Bismarck, IL | 556 | 38% | 21.5% |
| Homer, IL | 1,352 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Fairmount, IL | 552 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hot Springs, NC | 552 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Parish, NY | 552 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Stantonsburg, NC | 552 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Trenton, NE | 552 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Paxton, NE | 552 | 47% | 1.6% |
| Fairmount, IL | 552 | n/a |