| Index | Argenta | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 21% | 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 | Argenta | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 91.0% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.2% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.0% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.1% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.8% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.1% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.5% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Argenta. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Argenta, IL schools is 21%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Argenta, IL, an average of 91.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Forsyth, IL | 3,474 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Monticello, IL | 5,815 | 46% | 3.8% |
| Cerro Gordo, IL | 1,275 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Mount Zion, IL | 5,707 | 44% | 8.9% |
| Oreana, IL | 954 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Argenta, IL | 1,051 | 21% | 56.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Janesville, IA | 1,051 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Ashley, IN | 1,051 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Liberty Center, OH | 1,051 | 76% | 57.6% |
| Mineral Springs, AR | 1,051 | 25% | 49.0% |
| Dover Plains, NY | 1,051 | 59% | 22.9% |
| Argenta, IL | 1,051 | 21% | 56.8% |
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