| Index | Hernando | Mississippi | National |
| Average Test Scores | 57% | 28% | 49% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 19:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 893 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 206 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 68 | 7,963 |
| Index | Hernando | Mississippi | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.9% | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.6% | 76.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 63.4% | 52.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 37.1% | 29.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 28.1% | 21.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.3% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.7% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Hernando. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hernando, MS schools is 57%. The average student to teacher ratio is 19:1. In Hernando, MS, an average of 85.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.6% have completed high school.
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Olive Branch, MS | 35,508 | 54% | 10% |
| Southaven, MS | 51,816 | 39% | 20% |
| Walls, MS | 1,326 | 36% | 28% |
| Horn Lake, MS | 26,785 | 20% | 59% |
| Coldwater, MS | 1,501 | 16% | 68% |
| Hernando, MS | 15,227 | 57% | 16% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pataskala, OH | 15,225 | 77% | 56% |
| Glasgow, DE | 15,230 | 35% | 30% |
| Prosper, TX | 15,236 | 91% | 85% |
| Berkley, MI | 15,239 | 63% | 27% |
| Greenwood Village, CO | 15,208 | 62% | 25% |
| Hernando, MS | 15,227 | 57% | 16% |
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