| Index | Port Carbon | 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 | n/a | 406 | 7,963 |
| Index | Port Carbon | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.1% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.4% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 35.5% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.4% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.4% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.6% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.8% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Port Carbon. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Port Carbon, PA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Port Carbon, PA, an average of 83.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Friedensburg, PA | 889 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Cressona, PA | 1,350 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Shoemakersville, PA | 1,349 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Pine Grove, PA | 2,088 | 61% | 26.4% |
| Lenhartsville, PA | 148 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Port Carbon, PA | 1,701 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Shreve, OH | 1,701 | 81% | 68.8% |
| Arapahoe, WY | 1,701 | 23% | 52.8% |
| Owenton, KY | 1,701 | 42% | 12.2% |
| Elm City, NC | 1,701 | 43% | 9.6% |
| Sesser, IL | 1,702 | 26% | 46.9% |
| Port Carbon, PA | 1,701 | n/a |
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