| Index | Alta Sierra | California | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 20:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 8,308 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 3,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 1,085 | 7,963 |
| Index | Alta Sierra | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.8% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 92.8% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 74.1% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 44.7% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 29.5% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 10.7% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.7% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Alta Sierra. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Alta Sierra, CA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Alta Sierra, CA, an average of 92.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 92.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Meadow Vista, CA | 3,508 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Alta, CA | 703 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Grass Valley, CA | 12,817 | 47% | 2.7% |
| Penn Valley, CA | 1,073 | 44% | 8.7% |
| Colfax, CA | 2,258 | 43% | 11.1% |
| Alta Sierra, CA | 7,620 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rhinelander, WI | 7,617 | 35% | 26.9% |
| Decorah, IA | 7,615 | 81% | 68.5% |
| Pulaski, TN | 7,614 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Ojai, CA | 7,613 | 35% | 27.5% |
| Fairfax, CA | 7,629 | 71% | 48.3% |
| Alta Sierra, CA | 7,620 | n/a |
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