| Index | Crab Orchard | 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 | Crab Orchard | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 95.9% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.3% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 64.8% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 33.2% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.3% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.1% | 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 Crab Orchard. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Crab Orchard, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Crab Orchard, IL, an average of 95.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.3% have completed high school.
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| Carterville, IL | 5,861 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Creal Springs, IL | 473 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Herrin, IL | 12,806 | 36% | 24.7% |
| Marion, IL | 17,539 | 33% | 30.9% |
| Goreville, IL | 1,120 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Crab Orchard, IL | 222 | n/a |
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| Newtok, AK | 222 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Holcombe, WI | 222 | 31% | 35.4% |
| Raiford, FL | 222 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Goshen, AL | 222 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Crab Orchard, IL | 222 | n/a |
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