| Index | McLean | 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 | McLean | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.2% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.3% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.8% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.4% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.5% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.0% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in McLean. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for McLean, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In McLean, IL, an average of 85.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Downs, IL | 1,446 | 65% | 35.1% |
| Minier, IL | 1,127 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Danvers, IL | 1,009 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Lincoln, IL | 14,250 | 42% | 12.4% |
| Normal, IL | 55,834 | 41% | 14.9% |
| McLean, IL | 827 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Oilton, OK | 827 | 25% | 48.4% |
| Schoharie, NY | 827 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Waleska, GA | 827 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Gibbon, MN | 827 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Maben, MS | 827 | 55% | 14.6% |
| McLean, IL | 827 | n/a |