| Index | Shelocta | 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 | Shelocta | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 96.1% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 96.1% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.0% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.2% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.4% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.2% | 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 Shelocta. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Shelocta, PA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Shelocta, PA, an average of 96.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 96.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Indiana, PA | 13,616 | 68% | 42.5% |
| Saltsburg, PA | 711 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Rural Valley, PA | 965 | 61% | 27.6% |
| Vandergrift, PA | 5,047 | 60% | 25.7% |
| Elderton, PA | 348 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Shelocta, PA | 76 | n/a |
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| Brady, MT | 76 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Gabbs, NV | 76 | 50% | 4.2% |
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| Omaha, AR | 76 | 51% | 5.7% |
| Wasta, SD | 75 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Shelocta, PA | 76 | n/a |