Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Nov. 30, 2010
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION
Document Type	10-K
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		30,975,371
Entity Public Float			$ 700,755,976
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000866729
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Document Period End Date	May 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY