| Index | Forest | Mississippi | National |
| Average Test Scores | 34% | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 893 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 206 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 68 | 7,963 |
| Index | Forest | Mississippi | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 66.5% | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 62.9% | 76.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.4% | 52.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.0% | 29.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.2% | 21.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.8% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.7% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Forest. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Forest, MS schools is 34%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Forest, MS, an average of 66.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 62.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sebastopol, MS | 325 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Lake, MS | 507 | 39% | 19.1% |
| Morton, MS | 3,593 | 27% | 43.4% |
| Conehatta, MS | 1,239 | 17% | 64.6% |
| Forest, MS | 5,569 | 34% | 29.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Zapata, TX | 5,567 | 43% | 10.0% |
| Willard, MO | 5,567 | 53% | 9.8% |
| Okeechobee, FL | 5,574 | 48% | 0.1% |
| New Carlisle, OH | 5,577 | 53% | 10.4% |
| Oxford, PA | 5,560 | 54% | 12.0% |
| Forest, MS | 5,569 | 34% | 29.4% |
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