| Index | Hanover | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | 59% | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 11 | 2,563 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 9 | 1,626 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 2 | 406 | 7,963 |

| Index | Hanover | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.4% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.1% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 43.2% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.1% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.5% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.8% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.8% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.7% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 11 public schools, 9 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools in Hanover. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hanover, PA schools is 59%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Hanover, PA, an average of 80.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Spring Grove, PA | 2,245 | 68% | 41.7% |
| Glen Rock, PA | 2,407 | 67% | 39.1% |
| New Oxford, PA | 1,840 | 64% | 33.3% |
| Hampstead, MD | 6,569 | 64% | 32.8% |
| Biglerville, PA | 1,309 | 63% | 30.9% |
| Hanover, PA | 16,236 | 59% | 23.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Grandville, MI | 16,236 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Aberdeen, MD | 16,231 | 31% | 36.3% |
| Fillmore, CA | 16,243 | 25% | 48.1% |
| Bellmore, NY | 16,248 | 80% | 67.0% |
| Elkton, MD | 16,222 | 36% | 24.1% |
| Hanover, PA | 16,236 | 59% | 23.5% |