| Index | Mountain Home | North Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,895 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 510 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 183 | 7,963 |
| Index | Mountain Home | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.5% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.9% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 54.8% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.3% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 24.9% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.3% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.1% | 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 Home. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mountain Home, NC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mountain Home, NC, an average of 83.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mills River, NC | 7,319 | 68% | 42.2% |
| Royal Pines, NC | 4,499 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Saluda, NC | 779 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Tryon, NC | 1,431 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Etowah, NC | 7,840 | 61% | 26.0% |
| Mountain Home, NC | 4,352 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Aubrey, TX | 4,352 | 54% | 12.8% |
| Clintonville, WI | 4,351 | 34% | 29.9% |
| West Hazleton, PA | 4,351 | 24% | 50.0% |
| St. Bernard, OH | 4,353 | 48% | = 100 |
| Caldwell, TX | 4,354 | 46% | 4.9% |
| Mountain Home, NC | 4,352 | n/a |
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