| Index | Jacobus | 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 | Jacobus | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.6% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.2% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 55.5% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 35.2% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 25.1% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 10.0% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.0% | 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 Jacobus. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Jacobus, PA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Jacobus, PA, an average of 89.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bainbridge, PA | 1,440 | 84% | 75.0% |
| Wrightsville, PA | 2,124 | 72% | 50.3% |
| Manchester, PA | 2,769 | 72% | 49.2% |
| Washington Boro, PA | 907 | 72% | 49.0% |
| Dallastown, PA | 4,002 | 71% | 46.9% |
| Jacobus, PA | 2,598 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pelican Rapids, MN | 2,598 | 56% | 16.1% |
| Montpelier, ID | 2,597 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Silver Lake, WI | 2,599 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Bourg, LA | 2,597 | 88% | 82.3% |
| Stanfield, OR | 2,600 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Jacobus, PA | 2,598 | n/a |