| Index | Sandy Lake | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,563 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,626 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 406 | 7,963 |

| Index | Sandy Lake | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.8% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.5% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.9% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.5% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.9% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.3% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.2% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sandy Lake. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sandy Lake, PA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Sandy Lake, PA, an average of 85.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Stoneboro, PA | 782 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Mercer, PA | 1,794 | 59% | 23.7% |
| Cochranton, PA | 1,059 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Grove City, PA | 8,030 | 52% | 9.2% |
| Franklin, PA | 6,325 | 51% | 5.4% |
| Sandy Lake, PA | 798 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tekoa, WA | 798 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Fallston, NC | 799 | 44% | 8.3% |
| Tatum, NM | 799 | 33% | 31.3% |
| Greensburg, KS | 799 | 36% | 25.7% |
| Roff, OK | 799 | 32% | 32.8% |
| Sandy Lake, PA | 798 | n/a |