| Index | Pearl City | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 41% | 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 | Pearl City | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.0% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.1% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 60.5% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 33.5% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 22.7% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.9% | 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 Pearl City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pearl City, IL schools is 41%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Pearl City, IL, an average of 90.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Shannon, IL | 745 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Stockton, IL | 1,656 | 47% | 1.7% |
| Lanark, IL | 1,453 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Lena, IL | 2,780 | 45% | 5.6% |
| Forreston, IL | 1,392 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Pearl City, IL | 831 | 41% | 15.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lamberton, MN | 831 | 65% | 34.9% |
| Annville, KY | 831 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Hardin, IL | 831 | 44% | 7.8% |
| Tilghman Island, MD | 831 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Columbia, AL | 832 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Pearl City, IL | 831 | 41% | 15.6% |
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