| Index | Mount Vernon | Alabama | National |
| Average Test Scores | 50% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,307 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 353 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 102 | 7,963 |


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| Index | Mount Vernon | Alabama | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.6% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.8% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 31.0% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.2% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.8% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.6% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Mount Vernon. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mount Vernon, AL schools is 50%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mount Vernon, AL, an average of 79.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bay Minette, AL | 9,545 | 37% | 22.3% |
| Axis, AL | 280 | 34% | 29.2% |
| Citronelle, AL | 4,040 | 34% | 29.9% |
| McIntosh, AL | 261 | 31% | 35.9% |
| Mount Vernon, AL | 1,544 | 50% | 3.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Englewood, TN | 1,544 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Encinal, TX | 1,544 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Garretson, SD | 1,545 | 45% | 6.9% |
| Wilson, WY | 1,543 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Dawson, MN | 1,545 | 61% | 26.6% |
| Mount Vernon, AL | 1,544 | 50% | 3.1% |