Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2013	Nov. 29, 2013 Common Class A [Member]	Nov. 29, 2013 Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SCHOLASTIC CORP
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,656,200	30,152,753
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	Nov. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2