| Index | Hillsboro | Mississippi | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 893 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 206 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 68 | 7,963 |

| Index | Hillsboro | Mississippi | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 70.0% | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 70.0% | 76.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.8% | 52.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 15.0% | 29.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.7% | 21.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Hillsboro. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hillsboro, MS schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Hillsboro, MS, an average of 70.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 70.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sebastopol, MS | 332 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Lake, MS | 518 | 39% | 19.1% |
| Walnut Grove, MS | 1,069 | 35% | 27.6% |
| Forest, MS | 5,731 | 34% | 29.4% |
| Morton, MS | 3,671 | 27% | 43.4% |
| Hillsboro, MS | 1,134 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Healy, AK | 1,134 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Hector, MN | 1,134 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Galatia, IL | 1,135 | 26% | 45.8% |
| Convoy, OH | 1,135 | 83% | 72.6% |
| Roberta, GA | 1,132 | 33% | 32.3% |
| Hillsboro, MS | 1,134 | n/a |