| Index | Rome | 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 | Rome | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.8% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.4% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.4% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.1% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.7% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.0% | 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 Rome. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Rome, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Rome, IL, an average of 80.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Germantown Hills, IL | 3,500 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Dunlap, IL | 1,144 | 63% | 32.1% |
| Metamora, IL | 3,970 | 54% | 11.5% |
| Eureka, IL | 5,635 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Princeville, IL | 1,741 | 47% | 3.1% |
| Rome, IL | 1,424 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Boyd, TX | 1,424 | 39% | 18.0% |
| Greenville, IN | 1,424 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Machias, ME | 1,424 | 42% | 12.0% |
| Ferndale, CA | 1,424 | 36% | 24.5% |
| Williams, OR | 1,425 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Rome, IL | 1,424 | n/a |