| Index | Mount Carbon | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,563 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,626 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 406 | 7,963 |

| Index | Mount Carbon | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 97.1% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 95.6% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 54.4% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 8.8% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 2.9% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.5% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Mount Carbon. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mount Carbon, PA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mount Carbon, PA, an average of 97.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 95.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Friedensburg, PA | 924 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Cressona, PA | 1,391 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Shoemakersville, PA | 1,399 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Pine Grove, PA | 2,130 | 61% | 26.4% |
| Schuylkill Haven, PA | 5,310 | 59% | 22.1% |
| Mount Carbon, PA | 57 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Thornburg, IA | 57 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Wood, SD | 57 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Shageluk, AK | 57 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Utica, SD | 58 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Catlett, VA | 56 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Mount Carbon, PA | 57 | n/a |