| Index | Sims | 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 | Sims | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 73.7% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 69.9% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 37.2% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.9% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 4.5% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 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 Sims. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sims, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Sims, IL, an average of 73.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 69.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dahlgren, IL | 699 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Johnsonville, IL | 50 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Opdyke, IL | 303 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Fairfield, IL | 4,912 | 40% | 17.3% |
| Jeffersonville, IL | 333 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Sims, IL | 167 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Richey, MT | 167 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Hartly, DE | 167 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Port Wing, WI | 167 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Elgin, AZ | 168 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Burlington, OK | 168 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Sims, IL | 167 | n/a |
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