| Index | Tampico | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 35% | 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 | Tampico | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.9% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.7% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.0% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.0% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.7% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.6% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 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 Tampico. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Tampico, IL schools is 35%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Tampico, IL, an average of 85.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Morrison, IL | 3,961 | 36% | 25.7% |
| Prophetstown, IL | 2,007 | 33% | 30.9% |
| Manlius, IL | 281 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Rock Falls, IL | 9,152 | 30% | 37.1% |
| Sterling, IL | 15,351 | 28% | 41.7% |
| Tampico, IL | 793 | 35% | 28.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Troy, KS | 793 | 22% | 53.6% |
| Condon, OR | 793 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Kivalina, AK | 793 | 5% | 89.6% |
| Birnamwood, WI | 793 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Galena, MO | 793 | 28% | 41.1% |
| Tampico, IL | 793 | 35% | 28.1% |