| Index | Phillipstown | 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 | Phillipstown | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 58.3% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 58.3% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 16.7% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 16.7% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 4.2% | 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 Phillipstown. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Phillipstown, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Phillipstown, IL, an average of 58.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 58.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mount Vernon, IN | 6,789 | 63% | 30.4% |
| Poseyville, IN | 1,031 | 59% | 23.3% |
| Carmi, IL | 5,016 | 33% | 30.4% |
| Grayville, IL | 1,632 | 22% | 53.6% |
| Phillipstown, IL | 47 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hamer, ID | 47 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Seven Springs, NC | 46 | 35% | 27.6% |
| Paynes Creek, CA | 49 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Interior, SD | 49 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Iliamna, AK | 45 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Phillipstown, IL | 47 | n/a |