| Index | New Grand Chain | 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 Grand Chain | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.5% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.6% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 56.9% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.4% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.4% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.4% | 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 Grand Chain. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for New Grand Chain, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In New Grand Chain, IL, an average of 84.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Barlow, KY | 561 | 50% | 4.5% |
| Jonesboro, IL | 1,825 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Joppa, IL | 271 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Vienna, IL | 1,649 | 35% | 26.6% |
| Anna, IL | 4,260 | 31% | 36.1% |
| New Grand Chain, IL | 179 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rexford, KS | 179 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Monterey, VA | 179 | 90% | 88.0% |
| Red Rock CDP (Apache County), AZ | 179 | 14% | 71.9% |
| Palo Pinto, TX | 179 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Deming, WA | 179 | 50% | 4.2% |
| New Grand Chain, IL | 179 | n/a |