| Index | Buckner | 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 |


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| Index | Buckner | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.7% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.8% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.0% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.5% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.1% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.6% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Buckner. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Buckner, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Buckner, IL, an average of 85.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ewing, IL | 320 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Tamaroa, IL | 740 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Herrin, IL | 12,806 | 36% | 24.7% |
| Du Quoin, IL | 5,723 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Elkville, IL | 796 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Buckner, IL | 348 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rockhill, PA | 348 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Murchison, TX | 348 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Shannon, NC | 348 | 11% | 77.1% |
| Donaldson, AR | 348 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Trinidad, CA | 348 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Buckner, IL | 348 | n/a |