| Index | Rutherford | 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 | Rutherford | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.5% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.3% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 56.8% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 35.0% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 24.2% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.9% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.0% | 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 Rutherford. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Rutherford, PA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Rutherford, PA, an average of 85.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bainbridge, PA | 1,440 | 84% | 75.0% |
| York Haven, PA | 848 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Hershey, PA | 15,338 | 76% | 57.7% |
| Palmyra, PA | 7,808 | 75% | 56.6% |
| Valley Green, PA | 3,590 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Rutherford, PA | 5,726 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Zapata, TX | 5,723 | 43% | 10.0% |
| Boothwyn, PA | 5,730 | 48% | 0.3% |
| Forest, MS | 5,731 | 34% | 29.4% |
| Cambria, CA | 5,731 | 48% | = 100 |
| Rusk, TX | 5,731 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Rutherford, PA | 5,726 | n/a |