| Index | Ruma | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Ruma | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.0% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.0% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.0% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.1% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.3% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.9% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.2% | 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 Ruma. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ruma, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ruma, IL, an average of 83.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.0% have completed high school.
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| Waterloo, IL | 10,417 | 59% | 22.4% |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 4,396 | 59% | 22.2% |
| Bloomsdale, MO | 828 | 57% | 18.8% |
| New Athens, IL | 1,920 | 40% | 17.4% |
| Evansville, IL | 760 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Ruma, IL | 442 | n/a |
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| Kulm, ND | 442 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Depew, OK | 442 | 25% | 48.3% |
| Scurry, TX | 442 | 48% | 0.3% |
| Urbana, MO | 442 | 72% | 49.3% |
| Mooers, NY | 442 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Ruma, IL | 442 | n/a |
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