Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011 Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Common Class A [Member]
Entity Registrant Name	SCHOLASTIC CORP
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		29,557,830	1,656,200
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	Aug. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1