| Index | Wayne City | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 31% | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 3,938 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 306 | 7,963 |
| Index | Wayne City | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.7% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.2% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 55.3% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 30.6% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.8% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.2% | 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 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Wayne City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wayne City, IL schools is 31%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Wayne City, IL, an average of 79.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.2% 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% |
| Wayne City, IL | 934 | 31% | 35.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Paullina, IA | 934 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Beckville, TX | 934 | 58% | 20.3% |
| Humphrey, NE | 934 | 57% | 19.3% |
| Blue Lake, CA | 934 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Inkom, ID | 934 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Wayne City, IL | 934 | 31% | 35.4% |
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