| Index | Scranton | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 69% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,101 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 208 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |
| Index | Scranton | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.1% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.0% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.3% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.4% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.8% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.8% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.8% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Scranton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Scranton, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Scranton, IA, an average of 80.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Churdan, IA | 476 | 78% | 61.5% |
| Coon Rapids, IA | 1,244 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Glidden, IA | 1,027 | 66% | 37.0% |
| Jefferson, IA | 4,121 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Scranton, IA | 568 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ansley, NE | 568 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Grayson, LA | 568 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Hutsonville, IL | 568 | 30% | 38.0% |
| Byron, MI | 568 | 48% | 0.7% |
| Firth, ID | 568 | 38% | 20.8% |
| Scranton, IA | 568 | n/a |
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