| Index | Scissors | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |
| Index | Scissors | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 27.6% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 19.0% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 9.7% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 3.9% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 2.8% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.6% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Scissors. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Scissors, TX schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Scissors, TX, an average of 27.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 19.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| McAllen, TX | 142,557 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Edinburg, TX | 97,734 | 53% | 10.8% |
| Pharr, TX | 78,689 | 52% | 8.2% |
| San Juan, TX | 36,759 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Alamo, TX | 19,851 | 47% | 1.5% |
| Scissors, TX | 3,511 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Two Harbors, MN | 3,511 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Valhalla, NY | 3,511 | 56% | 17.4% |
| Gunnison, UT | 3,511 | 39% | 18.8% |
| Robins, IA | 3,510 | 81% | 67.7% |
| Nahant, MA | 3,512 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Scissors, TX | 3,511 | n/a |
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