Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Common Class A [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SCHOLASTIC CORP
Document Type	10-K
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			1,656,200	30,613,339
Entity Public Float		$ 807,200,649
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000866729
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Document Period End Date	May 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY