The Jim Thorpe, PA educational system consists of 4 public schools, 2 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Jim Thorpe public schools have average test scores of 63% which is 19% higher than than the Pennsylvania average and 28% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Jim Thorpe public schools is 20:1, compared to 16:1 in Pennsylvania and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 86.3% of students have completed 8th grade, 85.4% have completed high school, 17.5% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 1.0% have completed a doctorate degree.