| Index | Mount Carmel | Illinois | National | 
| Average Test Scores | 34% | 33% | 48% | 
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 18:1 | 16:1 | 
| Total public schools | 4 | 3,938 | 79,221 | 
| Total private schools | 1 | 1,438 | 24,874 | 
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 306 | 7,963 | 

 
				
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				| Index | Mount Carmel | Illinois | National | 
| Completed 8th grade | 83.3% | 86.2% | 84.3% | 
| Completed high school | 82.6% | 84.7% | 83.0% | 
| Completed some college | 58.8% | 61.8% | 59.4% | 
| Completed associate degree | 35.7% | 40.7% | 38.5% | 
| Completed bachelors | 18.9% | 32.9% | 30.3% | 
| Completed masters | 5.4% | 12.7% | 11.5% | 
| Completed professional degree | 0.8% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 
There are a total of 4 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Mount Carmel. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mount Carmel, IL schools is 34%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Mount Carmel, IL, an average of 83.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. | 
| Fort Branch, IN | 3,381 | 64% | 32.3% | 
| Haubstadt, IN | 1,738 | 61% | 27.1% | 
| West Salem, IL | 872 | 52% | 8.3% | 
| Owensville, IN | 1,391 | 49% | 1.0% | 
| Princeton, IN | 8,716 | 42% | 12.2% | 
| Mount Carmel, IL | 6,922 | 34% | 30.2% | 
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. | 
| Mendota, IL | 6,927 | 33% | 31.9% | 
| Huron, OH | 6,916 | 78% | 62.5% | 
| Live Oak, FL | 6,929 | 45% | 6.9% | 
| Sturgis, SD | 6,914 | 56% | 15.8% | 
| Herkimer, NY | 6,912 | 39% | 18.8% | 
| Mount Carmel, IL | 6,922 | 34% | 30.2% |