| Index | Cambridge | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 26% | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 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 | Cambridge | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.5% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.5% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 56.0% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.3% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.0% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.5% | 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 Cambridge. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cambridge, IL schools is 26%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Cambridge, IL, an average of 86.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Orion, IL | 1,895 | 46% | 4.5% |
| Woodhull, IL | 752 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Coal Valley, IL | 3,817 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Geneseo, IL | 6,566 | 34% | 30.0% |
| Galva, IL | 2,539 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Cambridge, IL | 2,173 | 26% | 46.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pinedale, WY | 2,173 | 62% | 28.4% |
| Aviston, IL | 2,173 | 79% | 63.5% |
| Anahuac, TX | 2,174 | 55% | 14.9% |
| Port Sulphur, LA | 2,174 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Earle, AR | 2,174 | 16% | 66.7% |
| Cambridge, IL | 2,173 | 26% | 46.4% |
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