| Index | Dayton | 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 | Dayton | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.0% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.0% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.4% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 29.8% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.8% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.5% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Dayton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dayton, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dayton, IL, an average of 81.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Millbrook, IL | 357 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Newark, IL | 1,325 | 50% | 3.5% |
| Grand Ridge, IL | 650 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Sheridan, IL | 2,829 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Seneca, IL | 2,534 | 40% | 17.4% |
| Dayton, IL | 475 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bonanza, OR | 475 | 41% | 15.1% |
| Garden Valley, ID | 475 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Diagonal, IA | 475 | 78% | 61.5% |
| Kinde, MI | 475 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Melrose, WI | 474 | 42% | 13.5% |
| Dayton, IL | 475 | n/a |
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