| Index | Mahaffey | 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 | Mahaffey | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.5% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.1% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 24.5% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 15.7% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.2% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.6% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 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 Mahaffey. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mahaffey, PA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mahaffey, PA, an average of 86.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Curwensville, PA | 2,394 | 62% | 28.6% |
| Westover, PA | 449 | 58% | 21.4% |
| Northern Cambria, PA | 3,635 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 5,878 | 52% | 7.3% |
| Commodore, PA | 336 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Mahaffey, PA | 378 | n/a |
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| Salemburg, NC | 378 | 38% | 20.8% |
| Neosho Rapids, KS | 378 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Florence, SD | 378 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Calamus, IA | 378 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Colton, WA | 379 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Mahaffey, PA | 378 | n/a |