| Index | Scales Mound | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 52% | 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 | Scales Mound | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.4% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.9% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.5% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.4% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.2% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.3% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 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 Scales Mound. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Scales Mound, IL schools is 52%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Scales Mound, IL, an average of 90.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bellevue, IA | 2,082 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Darlington, WI | 2,333 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Cuba City, WI | 2,197 | 48% | = 100 |
| Stockton, IL | 1,656 | 47% | 1.7% |
| Hazel Green, WI | 911 | 47% | 1.7% |
| Scales Mound, IL | 502 | 52% | 7.6% |
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| Glenburn, ND | 502 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Madison, CA | 502 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Rothsay, MN | 502 | 60% | 25.5% |
| Wheaton, MO | 502 | 26% | 46.4% |
| Paradise, TX | 502 | 57% | 18.2% |
| Scales Mound, IL | 502 | 52% | 7.6% |
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