| Index | Grindstone | 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 | Grindstone | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.0% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.0% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 35.0% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.6% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 2.1% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Grindstone. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Grindstone, PA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Grindstone, PA, an average of 80.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.0% 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% |
| Bentleyville, PA | 2,562 | 61% | 27.8% |
| Scottdale, PA | 4,276 | 61% | 26.6% |
| Belle Vernon, PA | 972 | 61% | 26.3% |
| Grindstone, PA | 837 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hinton, IA | 837 | 78% | 62.5% |
| Bruce, WI | 837 | 36% | 24.3% |
| Howard, PA | 837 | 89% | 85.4% |
| Blackduck, MN | 837 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Milltown, IN | 837 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Grindstone, PA | 837 | n/a |