| Index | Fairmount | New York | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 56% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 4,060 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,092 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 483 | 7,963 |
| Index | Fairmount | New York | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 94.6% | 83.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 94.6% | 82.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 69.1% | 59.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 47.3% | 43.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 31.8% | 34.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 14.1% | 15.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.0% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a 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, NY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Fairmount, NY, an average of 94.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 94.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Manlius, NY | 4,456 | 85% | 76.4% |
| Skaneateles, NY | 2,396 | 79% | 63.5% |
| Marcellus, NY | 2,190 | 75% | 56.9% |
| Fayetteville, NY | 4,067 | 74% | 54.9% |
| Jordan, NY | 1,447 | 68% | 40.6% |
| Fairmount, NY | 9,817 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| St. Augustine Shores, FL | 9,818 | 76% | 57.3% |
| Star, ID | 9,819 | 61% | 26.6% |
| Mayfield, KY | 9,823 | 53% | 10.0% |
| Carroll, IA | 9,823 | 73% | 51.7% |
| East Rockaway, NY | 9,810 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Fairmount, NY | 9,817 | n/a |
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