| Index | Sterling City | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 47% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 8:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 7 | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |
| Index | Sterling City | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.6% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.6% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 41.3% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.4% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.5% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.7% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 7 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sterling City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sterling City, TX schools is 47%. The average student to teacher ratio is 8:1. In Sterling City, TX, an average of 82.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sterling City, TX | 1,135 | 47% | 2.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Nahunta, GA | 1,135 | 52% | 9.1% |
| Blue Mound, IL | 1,135 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Fairfax, MN | 1,135 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Advance, NC | 1,135 | 59% | 23.4% |
| Richfield Springs, NY | 1,136 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Sterling City, TX | 1,135 | 47% | 2.1% |
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