| Index | Bement | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 39% | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 10:1 | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 3,938 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 306 | 7,963 |
| Index | Bement | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.9% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.4% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.9% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.9% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.1% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.2% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bement. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bement, IL schools is 39%. The average student to teacher ratio is 10:1. In Bement, IL, an average of 83.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| White Heath, IL | 153 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Monticello, IL | 5,815 | 46% | 3.8% |
| Cerro Gordo, IL | 1,275 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Atwood, IL | 1,126 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Arthur, IL | 2,180 | 29% | 39.1% |
| Bement, IL | 1,490 | 39% | 18.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Montezuma, IA | 1,490 | 80% | 66.0% |
| Greenwich, OH | 1,489 | 66% | 36.5% |
| Thompson Falls, MT | 1,489 | 41% | 13.9% |
| Ness City, KS | 1,489 | 16% | 66.7% |
| Herscher, IL | 1,489 | 30% | 38.0% |
| Bement, IL | 1,490 | 39% | 18.8% |
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