| Index | Sharpsburg | Maryland | National |
| Average Test Scores | 40% | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,163 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 674 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 112 | 7,963 |

| Index | Sharpsburg | Maryland | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.3% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.7% | 86.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 50.3% | 64.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.4% | 44.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.4% | 38.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.0% | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.7% | 2.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sharpsburg. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sharpsburg, MD schools is 40%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Sharpsburg, MD, an average of 85.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lovettsville, VA | 2,511 | 87% | 80.2% |
| Middletown, MD | 4,813 | 69% | 44.4% |
| Boonsboro, MD | 3,716 | 60% | 25.5% |
| Jefferson, MD | 2,675 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Myersville, MD | 2,284 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Sharpsburg, MD | 728 | 40% | 17.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Nortonville, KS | 728 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Newland, NC | 728 | 49% | 1.9% |
| Littlefork, MN | 728 | 61% | 26.6% |
| Heron Lake, MN | 729 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Stetsonville, WI | 729 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Sharpsburg, MD | 728 | 40% | 17.7% |