| Index | Cisco | 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 | Cisco | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.4% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.0% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 52.9% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 32.6% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 23.0% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.3% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Cisco. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cisco, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cisco, IL, an average of 90.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| White Heath, IL | 153 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Forsyth, IL | 3,474 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Monticello, IL | 5,815 | 46% | 3.8% |
| Cerro Gordo, IL | 1,275 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Oreana, IL | 954 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Cisco, IL | 284 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bakersfield, MO | 284 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Fayetteville, OH | 284 | 59% | 22.2% |
| Hinsdale, MT | 284 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Moscow, KS | 284 | 26% | 45.3% |
| Augusta, MO | 284 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Cisco, IL | 284 | n/a |
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