| Index | New Minden | 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 Minden | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.6% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.1% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 42.9% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.5% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.6% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.3% | 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 Minden. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for New Minden, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In New Minden, IL, an average of 84.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Aviston, IL | 2,259 | 79% | 63.5% |
| Bartelso, IL | 807 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Germantown, IL | 1,309 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Albers, IL | 1,422 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Breese, IL | 4,250 | 54% | 11.8% |
| New Minden, IL | 192 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bartlett, NH | 192 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Moore, MT | 192 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Atlanta, LA | 192 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Nikolaevsk, AK | 192 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Warba, MN | 192 | 50% | 4.2% |
| New Minden, IL | 192 | n/a |