| Index | Shirleysburg | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Shirleysburg | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 73.7% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 73.7% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 9.2% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 6.6% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 3.9% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Shirleysburg. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Shirleysburg, PA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Shirleysburg, PA, an average of 73.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 73.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mill Creek, PA | 337 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Shade Gap, PA | 124 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Three Springs, PA | 592 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Huntingdon, PA | 6,950 | 42% | 12.8% |
| Mount Union, PA | 2,249 | 41% | 14.8% |
| Shirleysburg, PA | 161 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Starbuck, WA | 161 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Flournoy, CA | 161 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Hurley, MO | 161 | 37% | 22.4% |
| Creswell, NC | 161 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Modoc, IN | 161 | 23% | 52.7% |
| Shirleysburg, PA | 161 | n/a |
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