| Index | New Bedford | 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 | New Bedford | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.8% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.5% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.3% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.9% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.0% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.3% | 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 New Bedford. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for New Bedford, PA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In New Bedford, PA, an average of 87.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Canfield, OH | 7,421 | 88% | 84.2% |
| New Middletown, OH | 1,443 | 84% | 74.3% |
| Poland, OH | 2,480 | 83% | 72.6% |
| Columbiana, OH | 6,733 | 79% | 64.1% |
| Girard, OH | 9,525 | 78% | 62.5% |
| New Bedford, PA | 1,077 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Janesville, IA | 1,077 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Liberty Center, OH | 1,077 | 76% | 57.6% |
| Neola, IA | 1,078 | 66% | 38.2% |
| Columbus, NM | 1,078 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Searsport, ME | 1,076 | 32% | 33.0% |
| New Bedford, PA | 1,077 | n/a |