| Index | Coaldale | 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 | Coaldale | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.8% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.4% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 42.4% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.7% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.9% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.4% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Coaldale. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Coaldale, PA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Coaldale, PA, an average of 79.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| New Tripoli, PA | 873 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Cressona, PA | 1,391 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Weatherly, PA | 2,652 | 63% | 31.3% |
| Schuylkill Haven, PA | 5,310 | 59% | 22.1% |
| Lehighton, PA | 5,415 | 58% | 21.6% |
| Coaldale, PA | 2,218 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Huntington, UT | 2,217 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Alpha, NJ | 2,220 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Sparta, MO | 2,220 | 49% | 1.4% |
| Carnation, WA | 2,216 | 63% | 30.6% |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 2,221 | 65% | 35.9% |
| Coaldale, PA | 2,218 | n/a |