| Index | Buncombe | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 22% | 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 | Buncombe | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.6% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.6% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.3% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.1% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.8% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.4% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Buncombe. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Buncombe, IL schools is 22%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Buncombe, IL, an average of 90.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Creal Springs, IL | 473 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Vienna, IL | 1,587 | 35% | 26.6% |
| Goreville, IL | 1,120 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Anna, IL | 4,149 | 31% | 36.1% |
| Cypress, IL | 216 | 18% | 63.5% |
| Buncombe, IL | 283 | 22% | 53.6% |
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| El Nido, CA | 283 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Ridgeland, WI | 283 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Ryegate, MT | 283 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Fayetteville, TX | 283 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Indiahoma, OK | 283 | 34% | 30.2% |
| Buncombe, IL | 283 | 22% | 53.6% |
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