| Index | Prairie City | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 3,938 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 306 | 7,963 |
| Index | Prairie City | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.2% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.4% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 41.7% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.1% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.6% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.7% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Prairie City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Prairie City, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Prairie City, IL, an average of 80.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| London Mills, IL | 326 | 38% | 20.5% |
| Good Hope, IL | 405 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Macomb, IL | 17,658 | 30% | 37.0% |
| Cuba, IL | 1,066 | 27% | 43.1% |
| Abingdon, IL | 3,570 | 27% | 43.2% |
| Prairie City, IL | 410 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Newfolden, MN | 410 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Carlos, MN | 410 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Pleasanton, NE | 410 | 45% | 6.8% |
| Caroga Lake, NY | 410 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Homer, NE | 410 | 51% | 5.7% |
| Prairie City, IL | 410 | n/a |
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