| Index | Mechanicsburg | 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 | Mechanicsburg | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.8% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.1% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.6% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.9% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.0% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.5% | 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 Mechanicsburg. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mechanicsburg, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mechanicsburg, IL, an average of 85.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sherman, IL | 4,470 | 67% | 38.5% |
| Stonington, IL | 671 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Cantrall, IL | 104 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Williamsville, IL | 1,468 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Illiopolis, IL | 767 | 38% | 20.3% |
| Mechanicsburg, IL | 918 | n/a |
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| Clarksburg, TN | 918 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Howe, OK | 918 | 26% | 45.8% |
| Steele, ND | 918 | 36% | 25.5% |
| Lawrence, MI | 918 | 41% | 13.9% |
| Bridger, MT | 917 | 48% | 0.7% |
| Mechanicsburg, IL | 918 | n/a |
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