| Index | Modesto | 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 | Modesto | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.6% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.0% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.5% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.8% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.9% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.6% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Modesto. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Modesto, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Modesto, IL, an average of 80.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.0% have completed high school.
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| Carlinville, IL | 5,804 | 45% | 7.0% |
| Chatham, IL | 13,697 | 42% | 11.6% |
| Greenfield, IL | 1,516 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Virden, IL | 3,571 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Murrayville, IL | 597 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Modesto, IL | 227 | n/a |
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| Modesto, IL | 227 | n/a |