| Index | Grand Ridge | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 42% | 31% | 49% |
| 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 | Grand Ridge | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.6% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 92.6% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 57.8% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 33.3% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 21.9% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.6% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.8% | 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 Grand Ridge. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Grand Ridge, IL schools is 42%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Grand Ridge, IL, an average of 92.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 92.6% have completed high school.
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lostant, IL | 433 | 35% | 30% |
| Seneca, IL | 2,565 | 33% | 34% |
| Tonica, IL | 794 | 32% | 35% |
| Ottawa, IL | 18,707 | 29% | 41% |
| Streator, IL | 13,163 | 23% | 54% |
| Grand Ridge, IL | 588 | 42% | 15% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pretty Prairie, KS | 588 | 38% | 23% |
| Dodge, NE | 588 | 82% | 67% |
| Albert City, IA | 589 | 85% | 72% |
| Warren, TX | 587 | 73% | 49% |
| Loa, UT | 587 | 62% | 26% |
| Grand Ridge, IL | 588 | 42% | 15% |
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