| Index | Carbon Hill | 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 | Carbon Hill | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.9% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.2% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 42.6% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.2% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.2% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.3% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Carbon Hill. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Carbon Hill, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Carbon Hill, IL, an average of 83.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.2% have completed high school.
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| Elwood, IL | 2,603 | 51% | 5.2% |
| Coal City, IL | 5,083 | 49% | 1.3% |
| Channahon, IL | 13,561 | 48% | 0.7% |
| South Wilmington, IL | 721 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Wilmington, IL | 6,108 | 42% | 12.2% |
| Carbon Hill, IL | 397 | n/a |
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| Carbon Hill, IL | 397 | n/a |