| Index | Sterling | Colorado | National |
| Average Test Scores | 40% | 39% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 7 | 1,426 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 384 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 138 | 7,963 |
| Index | Sterling | Colorado | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.1% | 87.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.8% | 87.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.4% | 69.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.1% | 47.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.5% | 38.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.1% | 14.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.0% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 7 public schools, 1 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Sterling. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sterling, CO schools is 40%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Sterling, CO, an average of 80.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Merino, CO | 272 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Iliff, CO | 345 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Sterling, CO | 14,421 | 40% | 16.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hartselle, AL | 14,421 | 62% | 29.0% |
| Morris, IL | 14,420 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Rio Grande City, TX | 14,411 | 47% | 1.2% |
| Glasgow, KY | 14,394 | 53% | 10.1% |
| Robbinsdale, MN | 14,393 | 32% | 34.4% |
| Sterling, CO | 14,421 | 40% | 16.3% |
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