| Index | Rapids City | 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 | Rapids City | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.6% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.1% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 65.9% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 39.6% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 28.8% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 12.8% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.1% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Rapids City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Rapids City, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Rapids City, IL, an average of 86.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Long Grove, IA | 893 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Le Claire, IA | 3,969 | 86% | 78.8% |
| Princeton, IA | 942 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Bettendorf, IA | 36,214 | 82% | 70.7% |
| Eldridge, IA | 6,678 | 81% | 69.3% |
| Rapids City, IL | 1,010 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Poseyville, IN | 1,010 | 59% | 23.3% |
| Grant City, MO | 1,010 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Linton, ND | 1,010 | 57% | 19.3% |
| Doniphan, NE | 1,010 | 61% | 26.6% |
| Casa Blanca, AZ | 1,009 | 9% | 80.7% |
| Rapids City, IL | 1,010 | n/a |
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