| Index | Sailor Springs | 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 | Sailor Springs | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 60.0% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 57.1% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 24.3% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 14.3% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 0.0% | 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 Sailor Springs. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sailor Springs, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Sailor Springs, IL, an average of 60.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 57.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Olney, IL | 9,196 | 29% | 40.6% |
| Flora, IL | 4,788 | 28% | 41.7% |
| Clay City, IL | 917 | 26% | 45.1% |
| Louisville, IL | 1,143 | 22% | 54.7% |
| Sailor Springs, IL | 117 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Brussels, IL | 117 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Scottsburg, VA | 117 | 83% | 72.4% |
| Snelling, CA | 117 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Long Island, KS | 118 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Nikolai, AK | 118 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Sailor Springs, IL | 117 | n/a |