| Index | North Shore | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 53% | 55% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 185 | 2,563 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 117 | 1,626 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 41 | 406 |
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| Index | North Shore | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania |
| Completed 8th grade | 98.6% | 87.5% | 86.9% |
| Completed high school | 98.0% | 86.9% | 85.6% |
| Completed some college | 93.1% | 64.4% | 53.6% |
| Completed associate degree | 80.9% | 48.6% | 37.4% |
| Completed bachelors | 80.1% | 40.7% | 29.3% |
| Completed masters | 41.8% | 19.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 27.3% | 7.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 6.6% | 3.6% | 1.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bradford Woods, PA | 1,267 | 89% | 85.4% |
| McMurray, PA | 4,167 | 88% | 83.6% |
| Gibsonia, PA | 2,372 | 87% | 80.7% |
| McDonald, PA | 2,282 | 85% | 77.8% |
| Leetsdale, PA | 1,130 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 301,286 | 53% | 10.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cincinnati, OH | 302,687 | 54% | 12.8% |
| St. Louis, MO | 304,709 | 25% | 49.0% |
| St. Paul, MN | 305,877 | 38% | 20.7% |
| Greensboro, NC | 294,395 | 41% | 13.6% |
| Henderson, NV | 309,955 | 57% | 18.1% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 301,286 | 53% | 10.8% |
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