| Index | Tonica | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 17% | 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 | Tonica | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.6% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.3% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.9% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.7% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.4% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.1% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 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 Tonica. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Tonica, IL schools is 17%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Tonica, IL, an average of 89.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dalzell, IL | 651 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Cherry, IL | 496 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Grand Ridge, IL | 670 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Lostant, IL | 473 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Varna, IL | 469 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Tonica, IL | 801 | 17% | 64.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Kansas, IL | 801 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Trimble, TN | 801 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Rockford, TN | 801 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Loreauville, LA | 800 | 86% | 79.2% |
| Elgin, NE | 802 | 63% | 30.2% |
| Tonica, IL | 801 | 17% | 64.6% |