| Index | New Burnside | 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 | New Burnside | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.9% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.5% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.3% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 12.4% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.3% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 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 New Burnside. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for New Burnside, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In New Burnside, IL, an average of 85.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Creal Springs, IL | 485 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Vienna, IL | 1,649 | 35% | 26.6% |
| Marion, IL | 18,022 | 33% | 30.9% |
| Goreville, IL | 1,150 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Pittsburg, IL | 864 | 25% | 49.0% |
| New Burnside, IL | 137 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Monument, OR | 137 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Greycliff, MT | 136 | 50% | 4.2% |
| McKittrick, CA | 136 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Westport, SD | 136 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Lester, AL | 136 | 42% | 12.5% |
| New Burnside, IL | 137 | n/a |