| 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 | 1,352 | 57% | 17.7% |
| Bowdoinham, ME | 748 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Boothbay Harbor, ME | 1,087 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Brunswick, ME | 15,974 | 48% | 0.8% |
| Topsham, ME | 6,246 | 47% | 1.8% |
| Wiscasset, ME | 1,293 | 30% | 38.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Van Vleck, TX | 1,293 | 49% | 2.6% |
| Pilot Rock, OR | 1,293 | 36% | 25.5% |
| Glenns Ferry, ID | 1,294 | 37% | 22.6% |
| Toulon, IL | 1,291 | 26% | 45.8% |
| Marcus, IA | 1,295 | 76% | 58.3% |
| Wiscasset, ME | 1,293 | 30% | 38.5% |
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