| Index | Long Creek | 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 | Long Creek | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.3% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.9% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.6% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 33.2% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 24.9% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.1% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.4% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Long Creek. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Long Creek, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Long Creek, IL, an average of 87.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Forsyth, IL | 3,591 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Cerro Gordo, IL | 1,322 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Mount Zion, IL | 5,927 | 44% | 8.9% |
| Oreana, IL | 986 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Bement, IL | 1,523 | 39% | 18.8% |
| Long Creek, IL | 1,490 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Winterport, ME | 1,490 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Jordan, NY | 1,489 | 68% | 40.6% |
| Dale, IN | 1,491 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Silver Lake, KS | 1,491 | 50% | 4.7% |
| Ashaway, RI | 1,489 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Long Creek, IL | 1,490 | n/a |