| Index | Cerro Gordo | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 45% | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 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 | Cerro Gordo | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.9% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.9% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 54.9% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 33.0% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.1% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.6% | 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 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cerro Gordo. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cerro Gordo, IL schools is 45%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Cerro Gordo, IL, an average of 88.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| White Heath, IL | 153 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Forsyth, IL | 3,474 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Monticello, IL | 5,815 | 46% | 3.8% |
| Mount Zion, IL | 5,707 | 44% | 8.9% |
| Oreana, IL | 954 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Cerro Gordo, IL | 1,275 | 45% | 7.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Los Alamos, CA | 1,275 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Oglethorpe, GA | 1,274 | 19% | 60.4% |
| Ladoga, IN | 1,274 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Pomeroy, WA | 1,276 | 60% | 24.5% |
| Delevan, NY | 1,274 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Cerro Gordo, IL | 1,275 | 45% | 7.3% |
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