| Index | Kansas | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 20% | 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 | Kansas | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.2% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.3% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.1% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.7% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.0% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.3% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.2% | 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 Kansas. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Kansas, IL schools is 20%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Kansas, IL, an average of 82.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Paris, IL | 8,616 | 38% | 20.8% |
| Marshall, IL | 3,615 | 34% | 29.5% |
| Charleston, IL | 20,141 | 27% | 44.8% |
| Oakland, IL | 1,062 | 22% | 53.6% |
| Ashmore, IL | 1,021 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Kansas, IL | 771 | 20% | 58.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Chillicothe, TX | 771 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Ruthven, IA | 771 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Stratford, CA | 771 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Hubbard, IA | 771 | 66% | 37.5% |
| Oxford, NE | 771 | 58% | 21.4% |
| Kansas, IL | 771 | 20% | 58.3% |
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