| Index | Ransom | 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 | Ransom | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.9% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.9% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.7% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 15.0% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.3% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.6% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 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 Ransom. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ransom, IL schools is 20%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ransom, IL, an average of 87.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Grand Ridge, IL | 650 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Morris, IL | 14,420 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Mazon, IL | 1,222 | 40% | 17.2% |
| Seneca, IL | 2,534 | 40% | 17.4% |
| Dwight, IL | 3,817 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Ransom, IL | 355 | 20% | 58.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Branch, LA | 355 | 54% | 11.5% |
| Gridley, KS | 355 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Spottsville, KY | 355 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Bennett, NC | 355 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Sussex, VA | 355 | 78% | 63.0% |
| Ransom, IL | 355 | 20% | 58.3% |
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