| Index | Newark | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 50% | 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 | Newark | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.9% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.4% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 56.4% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 34.1% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.8% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.7% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 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 Newark. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Newark, IL schools is 50%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Newark, IL, an average of 92.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Millbrook, IL | 367 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Yorkville, IL | 19,794 | 46% | 4.4% |
| Sandwich, IL | 7,547 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Somonauk, IL | 2,099 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Morris, IL | 14,819 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Newark, IL | 1,376 | 50% | 3.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Walnut, IL | 1,376 | 24% | 50.0% |
| New Berlin, IL | 1,376 | 39% | 19.4% |
| Millbrook, NY | 1,376 | 68% | 41.7% |
| Appleton, MN | 1,376 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Gray, TN | 1,377 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Newark, IL | 1,376 | 50% | 3.5% |