| Index | Forest Home | New York | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 56% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 4,060 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,092 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 483 | 7,963 |

| Index | Forest Home | New York | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 98.9% | 83.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 98.9% | 82.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 92.5% | 59.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 88.5% | 43.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 87.4% | 34.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 57.8% | 15.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 27.7% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 21.5% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Forest Home. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Forest Home, NY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Forest Home, NY, an average of 98.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 98.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lansing, NY | 3,722 | 69% | 43.1% |
| Homer, NY | 3,205 | 59% | 22.9% |
| Trumansburg, NY | 1,673 | 59% | 22.9% |
| Ithaca, NY | 31,399 | 57% | 18.3% |
| Dryden, NY | 2,184 | 55% | 14.2% |
| Forest Home, NY | 895 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Odell, IL | 895 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Cimarron, NM | 896 | 25% | 48.6% |
| Brownville, NY | 896 | 48% | = 100 |
| Overbrook, KS | 894 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Odebolt, IA | 894 | 75% | 56.8% |
| Forest Home, NY | 895 | n/a |