| Index | Wood Dale | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 30% | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 3,938 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 2 | 1,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 306 | 7,963 |

| Index | Wood Dale | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.4% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.1% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 52.8% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 30.1% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 23.2% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.6% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, 2 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Wood Dale. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wood Dale, IL schools is 30%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Wood Dale, IL, an average of 86.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Oak Brook, IL | 8,377 | 79% | 64.6% |
| Clarendon Hills, IL | 9,104 | 77% | 59.4% |
| Deerfield, IL | 19,650 | 77% | 59.4% |
| Hinsdale, IL | 17,817 | 74% | 54.7% |
| Western Springs, IL | 13,775 | 74% | 54.4% |
| Wood Dale, IL | 14,145 | 30% | 38.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Moberly, MO | 14,143 | 34% | 28.5% |
| Middlesex, NJ | 14,149 | 56% | 15.8% |
| Glenpool, OK | 14,140 | 33% | 31.9% |
| River Ridge, LA | 14,137 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Ewa Beach, HI | 14,135 | 47% | 1.5% |
| Wood Dale, IL | 14,145 | 30% | 38.0% |