| Index | Lehighton | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | 58% | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 7 | 2,563 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 1,626 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 406 | 7,963 |
| Index | Lehighton | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.3% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.7% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 37.9% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.9% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.1% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.6% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 7 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Lehighton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lehighton, PA schools is 58%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Lehighton, PA, an average of 79.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Coplay, PA | 3,204 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Walnutport, PA | 2,030 | 71% | 47.9% |
| New Tripoli, PA | 840 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Weatherly, PA | 2,593 | 63% | 31.3% |
| Northampton, PA | 9,869 | 61% | 27.6% |
| Lehighton, PA | 5,305 | 58% | 21.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Boulder Creek, CA | 5,305 | 51% | 6.8% |
| Peculiar, MO | 5,305 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Iowa Colony, TX | 5,305 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Shillington, PA | 5,306 | 53% | 10.8% |
| Moab, UT | 5,303 | 36% | 25.5% |
| Lehighton, PA | 5,305 | 58% | 21.6% |
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