| Index | Rapids City | 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 | Rapids City | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.6% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.1% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 65.9% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 39.6% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 28.8% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 12.8% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.1% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Rapids City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Rapids City, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Rapids City, IL, an average of 86.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Long Grove, IA | 928 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Le Claire, IA | 4,093 | 86% | 78.8% |
| Princeton, IA | 976 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Bettendorf, IA | 37,477 | 82% | 70.7% |
| Eldridge, IA | 6,941 | 81% | 69.3% |
| Rapids City, IL | 1,031 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Necedah, WI | 1,031 | 27% | 43.4% |
| Egan, LA | 1,031 | 94% | 94.8% |
| Poseyville, IN | 1,031 | 59% | 23.3% |
| Yorkshire, NY | 1,031 | 73% | 52.1% |
| Alfred, ME | 1,030 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Rapids City, IL | 1,031 | n/a |