| Index | Dowell | 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 | Dowell | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.8% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 71.2% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 41.2% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 12.8% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.1% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.9% | 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 Dowell. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dowell, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dowell, IL, an average of 77.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 71.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Carterville, IL | 5,861 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Tamaroa, IL | 740 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Vergennes, IL | 238 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Herrin, IL | 12,806 | 36% | 24.7% |
| Pinckneyville, IL | 5,391 | 36% | 25.3% |
| Dowell, IL | 356 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Angie, LA | 356 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Cottontown, TN | 356 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Cook, NE | 356 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Ellicottville, NY | 356 | 68% | 42.2% |
| Kingston, MI | 356 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Dowell, IL | 356 | n/a |
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