The West Chicago, IL educational system consists of 10 public schools, 3 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. West Chicago public schools have average test scores of 23% which is 25% lower than than the Illinois average and 52% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of West Chicago public schools is 18:1, compared to 18:1 in Illinois and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 71.5% of students have completed 8th grade, 68.2% have completed high school, 24.8% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 1.9% have completed a doctorate degree.