| Index | Ellwood City | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | 63% | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 9 | 2,563 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 1,626 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 406 | 7,963 |
| Index | Ellwood City | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.1% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.1% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.6% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 31.8% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 21.3% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.6% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 9 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ellwood City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ellwood City, PA schools is 63%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Ellwood City, PA, an average of 86.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| New Middletown, OH | 1,389 | 84% | 74.3% |
| Zelienople, PA | 3,694 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Mars, PA | 1,477 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Prospect, PA | 1,046 | 76% | 58.3% |
| Beaver, PA | 4,299 | 73% | 51.7% |
| Ellwood City, PA | 7,436 | 63% | 31.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Scappoose, OR | 7,436 | 39% | 18.2% |
| Georgetown, DE | 7,436 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Whitinsville, MA | 7,435 | 47% | 2.8% |
| Clarkston, WA | 7,435 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Sequim, WA | 7,441 | 62% | 29.0% |
| Ellwood City, PA | 7,436 | 63% | 31.1% |
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