| Index | Channel Lake | 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 | Channel Lake | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.0% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.5% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.8% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.9% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.6% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.1% | 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 n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Channel Lake. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Channel Lake, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Channel Lake, IL, an average of 82.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Libertyville, IL | 20,300 | 71% | 48.7% |
| Silver Lake, WI | 2,506 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Pleasant Prairie, WI | 20,969 | 60% | 24.7% |
| Bristol, WI | 5,079 | 56% | 15.6% |
| Old Mill Creek, IL | 200 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Channel Lake, IL | 1,784 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fredericksburg, PA | 1,784 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Red Boiling Springs, TN | 1,785 | 28% | 42.0% |
| Sugar City, ID | 1,783 | 54% | 11.5% |
| Minneapolis, KS | 1,786 | 42% | 13.5% |
| Hico, TX | 1,780 | 56% | 16.1% |
| Channel Lake, IL | 1,784 | n/a |
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