| Index | Mays Lick | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |

| Index | Mays Lick | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.5% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.5% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 59.0% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 44.5% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 22.0% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.6% | 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 Mays Lick. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mays Lick, KY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mays Lick, KY, an average of 80.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Manchester, OH | 1,827 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Ewing, KY | 230 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Aberdeen, OH | 1,517 | 56% | 16.7% |
| Mount Olivet, KY | 297 | 54% | 11.5% |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 2,885 | 53% | 10.4% |
| Mays Lick, KY | 256 | n/a |
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| Straughn, IN | 256 | 42% | 13.5% |
| Mays Lick, KY | 256 | n/a |