| Index | Blue Island | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 22% | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 10 | 3,938 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 4 | 1,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 2 | 306 | 7,963 |
| Index | Blue Island | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.8% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.1% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.3% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.8% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.0% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.6% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.6% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 10 public schools, 4 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools in Blue Island. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Blue Island, IL schools is 22%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Blue Island, IL, an average of 76.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Oak Brook, IL | 8,085 | 79% | 64.6% |
| Clarendon Hills, IL | 8,834 | 77% | 59.4% |
| Hinsdale, IL | 17,366 | 74% | 54.7% |
| Western Springs, IL | 13,247 | 74% | 54.4% |
| Munster, IN | 22,604 | 70% | 46.0% |
| Blue Island, IL | 23,160 | 22% | 54.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bluffton, SC | 23,176 | 59% | 22.6% |
| Leesburg, FL | 23,142 | 36% | 24.6% |
| Clayton, NC | 23,179 | 43% | 11.0% |
| Oxford, OH | 23,192 | 73% | 51.7% |
| Simpsonville, SC | 23,200 | 63% | 31.7% |
| Blue Island, IL | 23,160 | 22% | 54.5% |
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