| Index | Steep Falls | Maine | National |
| Average Test Scores | 40% | 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 | Steep Falls | Maine | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 95.7% | 88.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 93.1% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 56.6% | 58.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 41.3% | 39.0% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 27.6% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.5% | 10.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 4.4% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Steep Falls. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Steep Falls, ME schools is 40%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Steep Falls, ME, an average of 95.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 93.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Scarborough, ME | 5,384 | 65% | 35.1% |
| Gorham, ME | 7,536 | 57% | 19.2% |
| Gray, ME | 765 | 47% | 1.7% |
| North Windham, ME | 5,875 | 47% | 3.1% |
| Standish, ME | 203 | 46% | 4.9% |
| Steep Falls, ME | 2,082 | 40% | 16.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Newport, WA | 2,082 | 49% | 2.9% |
| Mountain Lake, MN | 2,083 | 58% | 21.4% |
| Harrison, MI | 2,083 | 26% | 45.1% |
| Hoschton, GA | 2,083 | 67% | 39.3% |
| Winsted, MN | 2,084 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Steep Falls, ME | 2,082 | 40% | 16.7% |