| Index | Mount Vernon | Maryland | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,163 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 674 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 112 | 7,963 |

| Index | Mount Vernon | Maryland | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.2% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 90.4% | 86.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 54.3% | 64.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.1% | 44.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.8% | 38.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.0% | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 2.5% | 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, MD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mount Vernon, MD, an average of 92.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 90.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pocomoke City, MD | 4,190 | 59% | 23.6% |
| Mardela Springs, MD | 500 | 55% | 15.1% |
| Delmar, MD | 3,402 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Hebron, MD | 1,042 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Delmar, DE | 2,205 | 45% | 6.8% |
| Mount Vernon, MD | 1,052 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ipswich, SD | 1,052 | 62% | 28.4% |
| Camillus, NY | 1,052 | 64% | 34.2% |
| Pylesville, MD | 1,051 | 61% | 26.4% |
| Wurtsboro, NY | 1,053 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Camp Wood, TX | 1,051 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Mount Vernon, MD | 1,052 | n/a |