| Index | Pendleton | Indiana | National |
| Average Test Scores | 58% | 46% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 29:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 7 | 1,755 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 675 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 141 | 7,963 |
| Index | Pendleton | Indiana | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.3% | 84.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.8% | 82.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 62.5% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 37.9% | 33.0% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 29.0% | 24.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 11.8% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.4% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 7 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Pendleton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pendleton, IN schools is 58%. The average student to teacher ratio is 29:1. In Pendleton, IN, an average of 88.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fishers, IN | 96,166 | 67% | 39.5% |
| Greenfield, IN | 23,175 | 62% | 29.9% |
| Noblesville, IN | 66,802 | 59% | 22.4% |
| Fortville, IN | 4,789 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Yorktown, IN | 11,393 | 56% | 17.0% |
| Pendleton, IN | 4,559 | 58% | 20.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rogersville, TN | 4,559 | 30% | 37.1% |
| Lebanon, IL | 4,558 | 26% | 45.8% |
| Dundee, MI | 4,560 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Prairie du Sac, WI | 4,557 | 44% | 8.0% |
| Armonk, NY | 4,557 | 86% | 78.8% |
| Pendleton, IN | 4,559 | 58% | 20.0% |
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