| Index | Dillsboro | Indiana | National |
| Average Test Scores | 52% | 46% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,755 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 675 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 141 | 7,963 |

| Index | Dillsboro | Indiana | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.9% | 84.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.0% | 82.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.1% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 15.5% | 33.0% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.1% | 24.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.1% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Dillsboro. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dillsboro, IN schools is 52%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Dillsboro, IN, an average of 85.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.0% have completed high school.
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| Moores Hill, IN | 867 | 55% | 13.5% |
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| Osgood, IN | 1,637 | 47% | 2.6% |
| Aurora, IN | 4,039 | 44% | 7.6% |
| Dillsboro, IN | 1,543 | 52% | 8.3% |
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| Bloomington, TX | 1,543 | 23% | 53.1% |
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| Dillsboro, IN | 1,543 | 52% | 8.3% |