| Index | Tower City | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | 38% | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 2,563 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,626 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 406 | 7,963 |

| Index | Tower City | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.6% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.1% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 33.8% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.1% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.0% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.3% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Tower City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Tower City, PA schools is 38%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Tower City, PA, an average of 81.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Klingerstown, PA | 98 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Trevorton, PA | 1,681 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Pine Grove, PA | 2,130 | 61% | 26.4% |
| Jonestown, PA | 1,977 | 57% | 17.7% |
| Lykens, PA | 1,990 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Tower City, PA | 1,227 | 38% | 20.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Geronimo, OK | 1,227 | 33% | 30.9% |
| Brown City, MI | 1,228 | 39% | 18.2% |
| Pembroke, VA | 1,228 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Edmundson, MO | 1,228 | 31% | 36.5% |
| Hampton, NJ | 1,228 | 54% | 13.2% |
| Tower City, PA | 1,227 | 38% | 20.8% |