| Index | Wapella | 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 | Wapella | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.3% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.3% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.8% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 29.9% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.1% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.1% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.0% | 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 Wapella. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wapella, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Wapella, IL, an average of 89.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Downs, IL | 1,417 | 65% | 35.1% |
| Maroa, IL | 1,982 | 40% | 17.2% |
| Heyworth, IL | 3,212 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Le Roy, IL | 3,429 | 32% | 32.6% |
| Stanford, IL | 695 | 31% | 35.4% |
| Wapella, IL | 474 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bancroft, NE | 474 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Bentley, KS | 474 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Toone, TN | 474 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Melrose, WI | 474 | 42% | 13.5% |
| Copperhill, TN | 474 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Wapella, IL | 474 | n/a |
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