| Index | Mountain City | Georgia | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,164 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 515 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 192 | 7,963 |

| Index | Mountain City | Georgia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 73.6% | 82.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 71.7% | 81.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.5% | 57.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.2% | 36.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.4% | 29.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.4% | 11.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Mountain City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mountain City, GA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mountain City, GA, an average of 73.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 71.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Highlands, NC | 1,095 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Tiger, GA | 586 | 56% | 16.7% |
| Mountain City, GA | 1,096 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Whitney Point, NY | 1,096 | 58% | 21.2% |
| Altamont, KS | 1,096 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Ship Bottom, NJ | 1,096 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Sheffield, IA | 1,096 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Vanceboro, NC | 1,095 | 34% | 29.7% |
| Mountain City, GA | 1,096 | n/a |