| Index | Ava | 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 | Ava | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.5% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.7% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.4% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.5% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.0% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.3% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ava. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ava, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ava, IL, an average of 83.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Vergennes, IL | 246 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Pinckneyville, IL | 5,559 | 36% | 25.3% |
| Carbondale, IL | 26,321 | 34% | 29.3% |
| Steeleville, IL | 1,924 | 32% | 32.8% |
| Du Quoin, IL | 5,883 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Ava, IL | 561 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Stewartsville, NJ | 561 | 67% | 39.1% |
| Barlow, KY | 561 | 50% | 4.5% |
| St. Paul, KS | 561 | 32% | 34.4% |
| Zearing, IA | 561 | 70% | 45.8% |
| South Dayton, NY | 561 | 33% | 30.7% |
| Ava, IL | 561 | n/a |
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