| Index | Mount Gay-Shamrock | West Virginia | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | n/a | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 509 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 115 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 78 | 7,963 |

| Index | Mount Gay-Shamrock | West Virginia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.7% | 80.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.7% | 78.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.1% | 44.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 11.8% | 26.3% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.1% | 19.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.5% | 7.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.1% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Mount Gay-Shamrock. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV, an average of 82.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV | 1,479 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Saxonburg, PA | 1,479 | 65% | 34.6% |
| Oolitic, IN | 1,479 | 36% | 24.5% |
| Sweet Springs, MO | 1,479 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Booker, TX | 1,479 | 58% | 21.4% |
| Hillsborough, NH | 1,478 | 39% | 18.8% |
| Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV | 1,479 | n/a |