| Index | McKees Rocks | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | 32% | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 2,563 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,626 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 406 | 7,963 |
| Index | McKees Rocks | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.5% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.3% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 41.8% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.9% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.5% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.9% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, n/a private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in McKees Rocks. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for McKees Rocks, PA schools is 32%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In McKees Rocks, PA, an average of 76.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bradford Woods, PA | 1,267 | 89% | 85.4% |
| McMurray, PA | 4,167 | 88% | 83.6% |
| Gibsonia, PA | 2,372 | 87% | 80.7% |
| McDonald, PA | 2,282 | 85% | 77.8% |
| Leetsdale, PA | 1,130 | 85% | 76.0% |
| McKees Rocks, PA | 5,892 | 32% | 32.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sweetwater, TN | 5,894 | 30% | 38.0% |
| Morris Plains, NJ | 5,888 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Somerset, PA | 5,888 | 64% | 32.8% |
| Riverside, MD | 5,888 | 34% | 29.2% |
| Oelwein, IA | 5,896 | 55% | 14.9% |
| McKees Rocks, PA | 5,892 | 32% | 32.6% |
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