| Index | Wiscasset | Maine | National |
| Average Test Scores | 30% | 45% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 11:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 345 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 2 | 89 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 45 | 7,963 |

| Index | Wiscasset | Maine | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.9% | 88.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.9% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 55.8% | 58.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.6% | 39.0% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 22.5% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.9% | 10.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, 2 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Wiscasset. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wiscasset, ME schools is 30%. The average student to teacher ratio is 11:1. In Wiscasset, ME, an average of 88.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1,399 | 57% | 17.7% |
| Bowdoinham, ME | 777 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Boothbay Harbor, ME | 1,116 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Brunswick, ME | 16,566 | 48% | 0.8% |
| Topsham, ME | 6,494 | 47% | 1.8% |
| Wiscasset, ME | 1,320 | 30% | 38.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cayuga, IN | 1,320 | 34% | 29.7% |
| Fayette, OH | 1,320 | 66% | 37.0% |
| East Brookfield, MA | 1,319 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Lyles, TN | 1,321 | 24% | 49.3% |
| Walnut Grove, CA | 1,321 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Wiscasset, ME | 1,320 | 30% | 38.5% |