| Index | Mount Pleasant | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 51% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 13 | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 2 | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 463 | 7,963 |

| Index | Mount Pleasant | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 62.2% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 59.7% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.1% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.1% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.8% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.4% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.8% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 13 public schools, 2 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Mount Pleasant. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mount Pleasant, TX schools is 51%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Mount Pleasant, TX, an average of 62.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 59.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pittsburg, TX | 4,770 | 66% | 38.3% |
| Mount Vernon, TX | 2,891 | 47% | 2.4% |
| Daingerfield, TX | 2,749 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Omaha, TX | 1,164 | 34% | 29.2% |
| Mount Pleasant, TX | 17,666 | 51% | 6.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tifton, GA | 17,666 | 40% | 17.5% |
| Palos Hills, IL | 17,664 | 53% | 9.9% |
| Tavares, FL | 17,657 | 53% | 10.1% |
| Anacortes, WA | 17,678 | 69% | 44.4% |
| Winder, GA | 17,650 | 44% | 8.9% |
| Mount Pleasant, TX | 17,666 | 51% | 6.0% |