| Index | Mountain Brook | Alabama | National |
| Average Test Scores | 86% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 6 | 1,307 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 353 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 102 | 7,963 |
| Index | Mountain Brook | Alabama | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 99.4% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 99.4% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 97.4% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 87.7% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 85.1% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 41.4% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 21.1% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 5.0% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 6 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Mountain Brook. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mountain Brook, AL schools is 86%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Mountain Brook, AL, an average of 99.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 99.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Vestavia Hills, AL | 34,482 | 81% | 69.0% |
| Homewood, AL | 25,170 | 71% | 48.8% |
| Hoover, AL | 85,386 | 67% | 39.4% |
| Trussville, AL | 22,590 | 67% | 38.7% |
| Helena, AL | 18,631 | 61% | 27.4% |
| Mountain Brook, AL | 20,178 | 86% | 79.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Payson, UT | 20,181 | 37% | 23.2% |
| Nogales, AZ | 20,182 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Kinston, NC | 20,173 | 30% | 37.8% |
| La Crescenta-Montrose, CA | 20,171 | 72% | 49.2% |
| Plainview, TX | 20,194 | 39% | 18.5% |
| Mountain Brook, AL | 20,178 | 86% | 79.5% |
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