| Index | Shamokin | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | 49% | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 2,563 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 2 | 1,626 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 406 | 7,963 |

| Index | Shamokin | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.1% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.1% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 32.7% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 16.0% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.2% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.2% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, 2 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Shamokin. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Shamokin, PA schools is 49%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Shamokin, PA, an average of 83.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Catawissa, PA | 1,535 | 72% | 49.3% |
| Danville, PA | 4,797 | 72% | 49.0% |
| Klingerstown, PA | 98 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Bloomsburg, PA | 14,338 | 64% | 32.5% |
| Trevorton, PA | 1,681 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Shamokin, PA | 7,200 | 49% | 2.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Decatur, TX | 7,200 | 45% | 5.7% |
| Collinsville, VA | 7,198 | 76% | 57.3% |
| Savannah, TN | 7,206 | 30% | 36.9% |
| Spring Hill, KS | 7,207 | 41% | 14.8% |
| Keyport, NJ | 7,209 | 37% | 24.0% |
| Shamokin, PA | 7,200 | 49% | 2.6% |