| Index | Mount Sterling | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 69% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,101 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 208 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |

| Index | Mount Sterling | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 100.0% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 100.0% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 83.9% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 83.9% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 71.0% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Mount Sterling. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mount Sterling, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mount Sterling, IA, an average of 100.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 100.0% have completed high school.
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| Farmington, IA | 659 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Keosauqua, IA | 950 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Memphis, MO | 1,932 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Kahoka, MO | 2,202 | 40% | 16.0% |
| Mount Sterling, IA | 27 | n/a |
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| Charles City, VA | 27 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Bynum, MT | 26 | 35% | 27.1% |
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| Macomb, OK | 26 | 34% | 30.2% |
| Inkster, ND | 24 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Mount Sterling, IA | 27 | n/a |