| Index | Smithboro | 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 | Smithboro | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.6% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.6% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 31.6% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 10.5% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 4.4% | 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 Smithboro. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Smithboro, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Smithboro, IL, an average of 88.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pocahontas, IL | 819 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Sorento, IL | 515 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Greenville, IL | 6,924 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Patoka, IL | 599 | 29% | 39.6% |
| Vandalia, IL | 6,854 | 27% | 44.4% |
| Smithboro, IL | 222 | n/a |
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| Hendrum, MN | 222 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Pecan Gap, TX | 222 | 30% | 37.5% |
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| Port Murray, NJ | 223 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Cypress, IL | 221 | 18% | 63.5% |
| Smithboro, IL | 222 | n/a |