| Index | Nanticoke | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | 38% | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 20:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 6 | 2,563 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 2 | 1,626 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 406 | 7,963 |
| Index | Nanticoke | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.7% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.5% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.9% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.6% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.2% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.2% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.5% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.7% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 6 public schools, 2 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Nanticoke. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Nanticoke, PA schools is 38%. The average student to teacher ratio is 20:1. In Nanticoke, PA, an average of 84.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Nescopeck, PA | 1,613 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Wyoming, PA | 3,007 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Dallas, PA | 2,769 | 69% | 43.1% |
| Mountain Top, PA | 11,553 | 68% | 42.0% |
| Berwick, PA | 10,003 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Nanticoke, PA | 10,296 | 38% | 21.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bonham, TX | 10,295 | 40% | 17.4% |
| Bluffton, IN | 10,298 | 53% | 10.4% |
| Melvindale, MI | 10,300 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Cottage Grove, OR | 10,302 | 43% | 11.2% |
| Reading, OH | 10,287 | 63% | 30.2% |
| Nanticoke, PA | 10,296 | 38% | 21.5% |
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