| Index | Hillsboro | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 33% | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 38:1 | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 3,938 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 306 | 7,963 |
| Index | Hillsboro | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 67.8% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 64.2% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.7% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.6% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.1% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.7% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.8% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Hillsboro. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hillsboro, IL schools is 33%. The average student to teacher ratio is 38:1. In Hillsboro, IL, an average of 67.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 64.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Nokomis, IL | 2,213 | 43% | 9.9% |
| Sorento, IL | 499 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Mount Olive, IL | 2,052 | 34% | 30.2% |
| Litchfield, IL | 6,626 | 29% | 39.1% |
| Raymond, IL | 955 | 27% | 43.4% |
| Hillsboro, IL | 6,177 | 33% | 30.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| New Whiteland, IN | 6,178 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Dacula, GA | 6,175 | 61% | 26.8% |
| Clyde, OH | 6,175 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Bartonville, IL | 6,174 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Mont Belvieu, TX | 6,180 | 72% | 49.6% |
| Hillsboro, IL | 6,177 | 33% | 30.6% |
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