| Index | Mounds | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 13% | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 27:1 | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 3,938 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 306 | 7,963 |
| Index | Mounds | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.2% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.6% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 42.4% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.8% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.7% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.8% | 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 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Mounds. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mounds, IL schools is 13%. The average student to teacher ratio is 27:1. In Mounds, IL, an average of 76.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.6% have completed high school.
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| Barlow, KY | 542 | 50% | 4.5% |
| Charleston, MO | 5,478 | 21% | 57.3% |
| Tamms, IL | 702 | 17% | 64.2% |
| Ullin, IL | 579 | 10% | 78.6% |
| Cairo, IL | 1,884 | 6% | 88.0% |
| Mounds, IL | 916 | 13% | 74.0% |
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| Kinmundy, IL | 915 | 25% | 49.0% |
| Bridger, MT | 917 | 48% | 0.7% |
| Mounds, IL | 916 | 13% | 74.0% |
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