| Index | Howard | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | 89% | 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 | Howard | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.6% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.2% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 49.5% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 33.1% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.8% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Howard. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Howard, PA schools is 89%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Howard, PA, an average of 92.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rebersburg, PA | 530 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Pleasant Gap, PA | 3,208 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Centre Hall, PA | 1,485 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Spring Mills, PA | 407 | 63% | 30.2% |
| Bellefonte, PA | 6,276 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Howard, PA | 817 | 89% | 85.4% |
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| Enterprise, KS | 818 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Cumby, TX | 816 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Howard, PA | 817 | 89% | 85.4% |
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