| Index | Plains | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | 42% | 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 | Plains | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.5% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.0% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.4% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.0% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.0% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.1% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Plains. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Plains, PA schools is 42%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Plains, PA, an average of 89.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Chinchilla, PA | 2,133 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Clarks Summit, PA | 4,882 | 74% | 53.6% |
| Wyoming, PA | 3,007 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Dallas, PA | 2,769 | 69% | 43.1% |
| Mountain Top, PA | 11,553 | 68% | 42.0% |
| Plains, PA | 3,958 | 42% | 12.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Southgate, KY | 3,957 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Freedom, CA | 3,959 | 31% | 35.4% |
| Weaverville, NC | 3,956 | 56% | 16.0% |
| Ashland, MO | 3,956 | 48% | = 100 |
| Oaklyn, NJ | 3,961 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Plains, PA | 3,958 | 42% | 12.5% |
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