| Index | Marquette Heights | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 35% | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 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 | Marquette Heights | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.7% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.5% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 54.2% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.1% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.8% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.7% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Marquette Heights. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Marquette Heights, IL schools is 35%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Marquette Heights, IL, an average of 84.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Germantown Hills, IL | 3,421 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Morton, IL | 15,791 | 56% | 17.3% |
| Metamora, IL | 3,840 | 54% | 11.5% |
| Tremont, IL | 2,261 | 52% | 8.7% |
| Mackinaw, IL | 1,970 | 47% | 1.6% |
| Marquette Heights, IL | 2,742 | 35% | 28.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Clever, MO | 2,742 | 43% | 9.9% |
| Luverne, AL | 2,742 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Lake Arthur, LA | 2,742 | 78% | 62.0% |
| Madawaska, ME | 2,743 | 43% | 9.9% |
| Fairview, NC | 2,741 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Marquette Heights, IL | 2,742 | 35% | 28.1% |
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