| Index | South Eliot | Maine | National |
| Average Test Scores | 60% | 45% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 345 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 89 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 45 | 7,963 |

| Index | South Eliot | Maine | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.1% | 88.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 90.1% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 64.4% | 58.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 42.3% | 39.0% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 31.8% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 11.4% | 10.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in South Eliot. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for South Eliot, ME schools is 60%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In South Eliot, ME, an average of 90.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 90.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Durham, NH | 12,464 | 76% | 57.8% |
| Portsmouth, NH | 22,060 | 75% | 55.8% |
| Hampton, NH | 10,213 | 70% | 45.1% |
| York Harbor, ME | 3,609 | 66% | 36.5% |
| Kittery Point, ME | 1,059 | 65% | 34.4% |
| South Eliot, ME | 3,168 | 60% | 25.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Corning, AR | 3,168 | 44% | 8.3% |
| Fairport Harbor, OH | 3,168 | 54% | 11.5% |
| Greenwood Lake, NY | 3,168 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Niantic, CT | 3,169 | 77% | 59.4% |
| Dadeville, AL | 3,164 | 32% | 33.9% |
| South Eliot, ME | 3,168 | 60% | 25.0% |