| Index | Rural Valley | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | 61% | 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 | Rural Valley | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.7% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.6% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.6% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.6% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.4% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.4% | 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 Rural Valley. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Rural Valley, PA schools is 61%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Rural Valley, PA, an average of 90.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dayton, PA | 560 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Indiana, PA | 13,616 | 68% | 42.5% |
| Leechburg, PA | 2,229 | 61% | 26.6% |
| Vandergrift, PA | 5,047 | 60% | 25.7% |
| Elderton, PA | 348 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Rural Valley, PA | 965 | 61% | 27.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Qulin, MO | 965 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Oshkosh, NE | 965 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Brownsville, KY | 966 | 54% | 11.5% |
| De Kalb, MS | 964 | 22% | 54.9% |
| Humphrey, NE | 966 | 57% | 19.3% |
| Rural Valley, PA | 965 | 61% | 27.6% |