| Index | West Ridge | Chicago | Illinois |
| Average Test Scores | 40% | 22% | 33% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 21:1 | 18:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 644 | 3,938 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 387 | 1,438 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 104 | 306 |
| Index | West Ridge | Chicago | Illinois |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.4% | 82.2% | 86.2% |
| Completed high school | 80.9% | 80.3% | 84.7% |
| Completed some college | 60.7% | 60.1% | 61.8% |
| Completed associate degree | 45.3% | 42.2% | 40.7% |
| Completed bachelors | 39.5% | 36.5% | 32.9% |
| Completed masters | 14.6% | 14.8% | 12.7% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.8% | 4.5% | 3.4% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Oak Brook, IL | 7,988 | 79% | 64.2% |
| Lincolnshire, IL | 7,291 | 78% | 62.4% |
| Bannockburn, IL | 1,308 | 77% | 60.0% |
| Clarendon Hills, IL | 8,641 | 77% | 59.0% |
| Deerfield, IL | 18,686 | 77% | 59.0% |
| Chicago, IL | 2,714,017 | 22% | 54.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Houston, TX | 2,240,582 | 43% | 11.4% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 1,559,938 | 29% | 38.9% |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,439,358 | 42% | 13.0% |
| Dallas, TX | 1,278,433 | 45% | 6.2% |
| Austin, TX | 907,779 | 49% | 2.5% |
| Chicago, IL | 2,714,017 | 22% | 54.2% |
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