| Index | Fithian | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 25% | 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 | Fithian | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.2% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.5% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 50.4% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.1% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.8% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.4% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Fithian. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fithian, IL schools is 25%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Fithian, IL, an average of 85.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Royal, IL | 381 | 65% | 35.4% |
| St. Joseph, IL | 4,205 | 52% | 7.6% |
| Philo, IL | 1,447 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Gifford, IL | 947 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Ogden, IL | 790 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Fithian, IL | 555 | 25% | 49.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Niangua, MO | 555 | 28% | 41.3% |
| Hayden, IN | 555 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Odessa, NY | 555 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Gilman, IA | 555 | 71% | 47.9% |
| Maringouin, LA | 555 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Fithian, IL | 555 | 25% | 49.0% |