| Index | Coal Center | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | 60% | 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 | Coal Center | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.7% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.7% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.5% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.8% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 23.7% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 16.9% | 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 Coal Center. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Coal Center, PA schools is 60%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Coal Center, PA, an average of 79.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| McMurray, PA | 4,167 | 88% | 83.6% |
| Eighty Four, PA | 345 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Elizabeth, PA | 1,418 | 69% | 43.4% |
| Monongahela, PA | 4,142 | 65% | 35.1% |
| Herminie, PA | 108 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Coal Center, PA | 138 | 60% | 24.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fort Shaw, MT | 138 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Boston, KY | 138 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Jim Falls, WI | 138 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Winifred, MT | 139 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Craig, MO | 137 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Coal Center, PA | 138 | 60% | 24.0% |
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