| Index | Pendleton | Indiana | National |
| Average Test Scores | 58% | 46% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 29:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 7 | 1,755 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 675 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 141 | 7,963 |
| Index | Pendleton | Indiana | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.3% | 84.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.8% | 82.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 62.5% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 37.9% | 33.0% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 29.0% | 24.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 11.8% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.4% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 7 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Pendleton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pendleton, IN schools is 58%. The average student to teacher ratio is 29:1. In Pendleton, IN, an average of 88.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fishers, IN | 93,488 | 67% | 39.5% |
| Greenfield, IN | 22,561 | 62% | 29.9% |
| Noblesville, IN | 64,430 | 59% | 22.4% |
| Fortville, IN | 4,666 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Yorktown, IN | 11,128 | 56% | 17.0% |
| Pendleton, IN | 4,429 | 58% | 20.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Church Point, LA | 4,429 | 68% | 41.4% |
| Springville, AL | 4,430 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Dilworth, MN | 4,430 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Lenwood, CA | 4,431 | 33% | 31.3% |
| Perryville, MD | 4,424 | 42% | 11.8% |
| Pendleton, IN | 4,429 | 58% | 20.0% |
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