| 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 |

| 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 | 3,484 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Haubstadt, IN | 1,808 | 61% | 27.1% |
| West Salem, IL | 899 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Owensville, IN | 1,428 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Princeton, IN | 9,020 | 42% | 12.2% |
| Mount Carmel, IL | 7,112 | 34% | 30.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Emmett, ID | 7,108 | 33% | 30.9% |
| Ocean City, MD | 7,122 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Amory, MS | 7,099 | 54% | 11.5% |
| Hampstead, NC | 7,098 | 60% | 25.6% |
| Perry, FL | 7,127 | 40% | 16.4% |
| Mount Carmel, IL | 7,112 | 34% | 30.2% |