| Index | McSherrystown | 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 | n/a | 1,626 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 406 | 7,963 |
| Index | McSherrystown | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.4% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.4% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 35.9% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 16.6% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.5% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.8% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in McSherrystown. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for McSherrystown, PA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In McSherrystown, PA, an average of 85.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Spring Grove, PA | 2,169 | 68% | 41.7% |
| New Oxford, PA | 1,775 | 64% | 33.3% |
| Hampstead, MD | 6,403 | 64% | 32.8% |
| Biglerville, PA | 1,261 | 63% | 30.9% |
| York Springs, PA | 1,028 | 61% | 27.8% |
| McSherrystown, PA | 3,076 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Kaunakakai, HI | 3,076 | 35% | 27.6% |
| Silt, CO | 3,076 | 43% | 10.4% |
| Nashville, IL | 3,076 | 32% | 34.4% |
| Hampton, SC | 3,077 | 41% | 14.1% |
| Brazoria, TX | 3,077 | 35% | 28.1% |
| McSherrystown, PA | 3,076 | n/a |
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