| Index | Mount Olive | Mississippi | National |
| Average Test Scores | 27% | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 893 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 206 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 68 | 7,963 |

| Index | Mount Olive | Mississippi | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.2% | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.7% | 76.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 59.0% | 52.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 34.3% | 29.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 28.2% | 21.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 18.2% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 5.0% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Mount Olive. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mount Olive, MS schools is 27%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mount Olive, MS, an average of 86.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mize, MS | 252 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Seminary, MS | 274 | 48% | 0.3% |
| Taylorsville, MS | 2,380 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Mendenhall, MS | 3,070 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Magee, MS | 4,298 | 28% | 41.7% |
| Mount Olive, MS | 1,828 | 27% | 43.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Long Lake, MN | 1,828 | 77% | 59.7% |
| Manchester, OH | 1,827 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Oologah, OK | 1,829 | 40% | 16.3% |
| Bryson City, NC | 1,829 | 45% | 5.6% |
| Lisbon, ND | 1,829 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Mount Olive, MS | 1,828 | 27% | 43.8% |