| Index | Wauconda | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 36% | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 3,938 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 3 | 1,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 306 | 7,963 |
| Index | Wauconda | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.3% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.9% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 64.7% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 45.0% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 38.1% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 14.9% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.9% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, 3 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Wauconda. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wauconda, IL schools is 36%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Wauconda, IL, an average of 86.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lincolnshire, IL | 7,694 | 78% | 62.8% |
| Bannockburn, IL | 1,194 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Deerfield, IL | 19,030 | 77% | 59.4% |
| Libertyville, IL | 20,300 | 71% | 48.7% |
| Long Grove, IL | 7,907 | 70% | 46.5% |
| Wauconda, IL | 13,629 | 36% | 26.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Waycross, GA | 13,638 | 45% | 6.5% |
| Kailua CDP (Hawaii County), HI | 13,617 | 40% | 17.2% |
| Andover, KS | 13,609 | 51% | 6.8% |
| Celina, TX | 13,608 | 65% | 36.3% |
| Middlesex, NJ | 13,606 | 56% | 15.8% |
| Wauconda, IL | 13,629 | 36% | 26.0% |
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