| Index | Shorewood | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 46% | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 19:1 | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 3,938 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 3 | 1,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 306 | 7,963 |
| Index | Shorewood | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.5% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.0% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 69.6% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 48.2% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 40.6% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 14.9% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.6% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, 3 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Shorewood. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Shorewood, IL schools is 46%. The average student to teacher ratio is 19:1. In Shorewood, IL, an average of 90.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Homer Glen, IL | 24,521 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Manhattan, IL | 8,218 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Lemont, IL | 17,131 | 53% | 9.4% |
| New Lenox, IL | 26,788 | 51% | 6.4% |
| Elwood, IL | 2,524 | 51% | 5.2% |
| Shorewood, IL | 17,303 | 46% | 3.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Brenham, TX | 17,297 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Hannibal, MO | 17,312 | 49% | 2.3% |
| Taylor, TX | 17,291 | 41% | 15.0% |
| Lindenwold, NJ | 17,288 | 17% | 65.4% |
| Colonial Heights, VA | 17,283 | 78% | 62.7% |
| Shorewood, IL | 17,303 | 46% | 3.4% |
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