| Index | Shawneetown | 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 |


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| Index | Shawneetown | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.9% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.6% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.8% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.1% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.0% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.5% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.4% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Shawneetown. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Shawneetown, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Shawneetown, IL, an average of 83.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sturgis, KY | 1,654 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Uniontown, KY | 809 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Junction, IL | 82 | 26% | 46.2% |
| Eldorado, IL | 4,000 | 24% | 49.7% |
| Shawneetown, IL | 1,272 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Herlong, CA | 1,272 | 31% | 35.2% |
| Norridgewock, ME | 1,272 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Big Bend, WI | 1,272 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Belmont, NH | 1,272 | 44% | 8.0% |
| Ashland, IL | 1,272 | 21% | 55.7% |
| Shawneetown, IL | 1,272 | n/a |