| Index | Sanford | Colorado | National |
| Average Test Scores | 45% | 39% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,426 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 384 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 138 | 7,963 |

| Index | Sanford | Colorado | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.6% | 87.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.2% | 87.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 63.5% | 69.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.3% | 47.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.4% | 38.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.0% | 14.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sanford. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sanford, CO schools is 45%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Sanford, CO, an average of 88.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Manassa, CO | 1,070 | 50% | 3.1% |
| La Jara, CO | 906 | 47% | 2.9% |
| Antonito, CO | 758 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Sanford, CO | 1,302 | 45% | 7.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Kotlik, AK | 1,301 | 5% | 89.6% |
| Beaverton, MI | 1,301 | 33% | 30.7% |
| Mansfield, MO | 1,301 | 56% | 16.3% |
| Maxwell, CA | 1,304 | 37% | 22.6% |
| Union Springs, NY | 1,300 | 70% | 45.5% |
| Sanford, CO | 1,302 | 45% | 7.3% |