| Index | Carlyle | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 38% | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 3,938 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 306 | 7,963 |
| Index | Carlyle | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.1% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.2% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 57.0% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 35.8% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 27.1% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.0% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.3% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Carlyle. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Carlyle, IL schools is 38%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Carlyle, IL, an average of 90.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Aviston, IL | 2,173 | 79% | 63.5% |
| Bartelso, IL | 789 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Germantown, IL | 1,279 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Albers, IL | 1,379 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Breese, IL | 4,160 | 54% | 11.8% |
| Carlyle, IL | 3,595 | 38% | 20.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hainesville, IL | 3,595 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Boonsboro, MD | 3,594 | 60% | 25.5% |
| Blanding, UT | 3,594 | 37% | 23.3% |
| O'Neill, NE | 3,594 | 51% | 5.7% |
| Morton, MS | 3,593 | 27% | 43.4% |
| Carlyle, IL | 3,595 | 38% | 20.8% |
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