| Index | Mount Sterling | Ohio | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 61% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 18:1 | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 3,650 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,000 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 393 | 7,963 |

| Index | Mount Sterling | Ohio | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.5% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.8% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 41.4% | 55.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 14.2% | 35.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.5% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.0% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 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, OH schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is 18:1. In Mount Sterling, OH, an average of 85.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| South Bloomfield, OH | 2,559 | 85% | 77.1% |
| Commercial Point, OH | 2,258 | 80% | 66.1% |
| Grove City, OH | 42,755 | 68% | 42.1% |
| London, OH | 10,474 | 65% | 35.0% |
| Washington Court House, OH | 14,562 | 64% | 33.1% |
| Mount Sterling, OH | 2,071 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Port Byron, IL | 2,071 | 44% | 8.0% |
| Lithopolis, OH | 2,071 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Bon Secour, AL | 2,072 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Morrow, OH | 2,072 | 77% | 59.4% |
| Pine Mountain Club, CA | 2,070 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Mount Sterling, OH | 2,071 | n/a |