| Index | Dickson City | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,563 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 1,626 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 406 | 7,963 |
| Index | Dickson City | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 91.0% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.2% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.2% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 33.0% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 23.3% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.3% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.7% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, 1 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Dickson City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dickson City, PA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dickson City, PA, an average of 91.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Chinchilla, PA | 2,133 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Waverly, PA | 671 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Mount Cobb, PA | 1,816 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Clarks Summit, PA | 4,882 | 74% | 53.6% |
| Wyoming, PA | 3,007 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Dickson City, PA | 5,778 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Moosic, PA | 5,777 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Semmes, AL | 5,780 | 47% | 1.8% |
| Jamul, CA | 5,776 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Plymouth, PA | 5,780 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Lake Mohegan, NY | 5,781 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Dickson City, PA | 5,778 | n/a |
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