| Index | Brownsville | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | 34% | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 2,563 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,626 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 406 | 7,963 |

| Index | Brownsville | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.6% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.7% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.1% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.7% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.8% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.7% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Brownsville. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Brownsville, PA schools is 34%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Brownsville, PA, an average of 78.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Eighty Four, PA | 355 | 80% | 65.6% |
| New Stanton, PA | 2,532 | 66% | 37.5% |
| Monongahela, PA | 4,266 | 65% | 35.1% |
| Bentleyville, PA | 2,562 | 61% | 27.8% |
| Belle Vernon, PA | 972 | 61% | 26.3% |
| Brownsville, PA | 2,404 | 34% | 29.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Phillipsburg, KS | 2,404 | 37% | 22.6% |
| Somers, CT | 2,403 | 60% | 25.3% |
| Lovell, WY | 2,403 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Woodbine, NJ | 2,403 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Silver Creek, NY | 2,403 | 57% | 18.1% |
| Brownsville, PA | 2,404 | 34% | 29.5% |