| Index | Dawson | 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 | Dawson | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.5% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.9% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 37.8% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.7% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.8% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.9% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 7.2% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 5.8% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Dawson. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dawson, PA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dawson, PA, an average of 86.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| New Stanton, PA | 2,532 | 66% | 37.5% |
| Monongahela, PA | 4,266 | 65% | 35.1% |
| Herminie, PA | 111 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Scottdale, PA | 4,276 | 61% | 26.6% |
| Belle Vernon, PA | 972 | 61% | 26.3% |
| Dawson, PA | 483 | n/a |
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| Bayfield, WI | 483 | 24% | 51.0% |
| Sedalia, NC | 483 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Amana, IA | 483 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Toone, TN | 483 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Hawthorn, PA | 483 | 57% | 17.7% |
| Dawson, PA | 483 | n/a |
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