| Index | Fairmount | Indiana | National |
| Average Test Scores | 44% | 46% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 1,755 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 675 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 141 | 7,963 |
| Index | Fairmount | Indiana | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.8% | 84.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.3% | 82.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.0% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.6% | 33.0% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.6% | 24.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.7% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Fairmount. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fairmount, IN schools is 44%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Fairmount, IN, an average of 84.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Upland, IN | 3,701 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Sweetser, IN | 1,157 | 49% | 2.1% |
| Swayzee, IN | 968 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Summitville, IN | 983 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Frankton, IN | 2,107 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Fairmount, IN | 2,671 | 44% | 8.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Grundy Center, IA | 2,671 | 85% | 77.8% |
| Lisbon, OH | 2,671 | 66% | 37.0% |
| Morton, PA | 2,671 | 63% | 30.2% |
| Blanco, TX | 2,670 | 53% | 10.8% |
| Stroud, OK | 2,669 | 30% | 38.2% |
| Fairmount, IN | 2,671 | 44% | 8.3% |
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