| Index | Tilden | 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 | Tilden | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.3% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.9% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.6% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.8% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.5% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.4% | 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 Tilden. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Tilden, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Tilden, IL, an average of 78.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| St. Libory, IL | 607 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Oakdale, IL | 303 | 45% | 6.3% |
| New Athens, IL | 1,961 | 40% | 17.4% |
| Evansville, IL | 790 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Coulterville, IL | 904 | 33% | 32.3% |
| Tilden, IL | 997 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Olin, IA | 997 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Perryville, KY | 997 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Oregon, MO | 998 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Aulander, NC | 996 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Benkelman, NE | 996 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Tilden, IL | 997 | n/a |