| Index | Damariscotta | Maine | National |
| Average Test Scores | 57% | 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 | Damariscotta | Maine | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.2% | 88.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.3% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 71.3% | 58.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 52.9% | 39.0% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 46.8% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 24.0% | 10.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 8.7% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 6.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Damariscotta. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Damariscotta, ME schools is 57%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Damariscotta, ME, an average of 89.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Boothbay Harbor, ME | 1,087 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Gardiner, ME | 5,670 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Richmond, ME | 1,740 | 36% | 24.3% |
| Waldoboro, ME | 1,371 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Wiscasset, ME | 1,293 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1,352 | 57% | 17.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Covelo, CA | 1,352 | 22% | 55.2% |
| Pierce, CO | 1,352 | 26% | 46.9% |
| Morgantown, IN | 1,352 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Oxford, IN | 1,353 | 47% | 3.1% |
| Contoocook, NH | 1,353 | 68% | 42.0% |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1,352 | 57% | 17.7% |
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