| Index | Pleasant Plains | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 38% | 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 | Pleasant Plains | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 95.2% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 93.5% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 62.2% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 34.3% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 25.8% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.0% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Pleasant Plains. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pleasant Plains, IL schools is 38%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Pleasant Plains, IL, an average of 95.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 93.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cantrall, IL | 104 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Chatham, IL | 13,231 | 42% | 11.6% |
| New Berlin, IL | 1,324 | 39% | 19.4% |
| Athens, IL | 2,349 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Petersburg, IL | 2,564 | 32% | 33.9% |
| Pleasant Plains, IL | 718 | 38% | 20.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Como, TX | 718 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Pateros, WA | 718 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Scio, OH | 718 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Clint, TX | 718 | 54% | 11.5% |
| Pray, MT | 719 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Pleasant Plains, IL | 718 | 38% | 20.1% |
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