| Index | Dalton City | 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 | Dalton City | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.4% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 90.4% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 49.0% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.5% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.5% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.3% | 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 Dalton City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dalton City, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dalton City, IL, an average of 90.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 90.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Forsyth, IL | 3,474 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Cerro Gordo, IL | 1,275 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Mount Zion, IL | 5,707 | 44% | 8.9% |
| Bement, IL | 1,490 | 39% | 18.8% |
| Warrensburg, IL | 1,261 | 35% | 26.7% |
| Dalton City, IL | 717 | n/a |
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| Chazy, NY | 717 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Auburndale, WI | 717 | 43% | 10.9% |
| Pleasant Plains, IL | 718 | 38% | 20.1% |
| Dalton City, IL | 717 | n/a |
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