| Index | East Gillespie | 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 | East Gillespie | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.6% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.6% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 42.1% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.2% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.4% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.0% | 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 East Gillespie. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for East Gillespie, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In East Gillespie, IL, an average of 93.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Worden, IL | 875 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Carlinville, IL | 5,645 | 45% | 7.0% |
| Sorento, IL | 499 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Shipman, IL | 616 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Mount Olive, IL | 2,052 | 34% | 30.2% |
| East Gillespie, IL | 240 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ingalls, KS | 240 | 42% | 12.0% |
| Mulhall, OK | 240 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Grady, NM | 240 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Creston, WA | 240 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Grygla, MN | 240 | 60% | 25.0% |
| East Gillespie, IL | 240 | n/a |
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