| Index | Sheep Springs | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | 10% | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 55 | 7,963 |
| Index | Sheep Springs | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.8% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 73.8% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.5% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.8% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.1% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.4% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sheep Springs. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sheep Springs, NM schools is 10%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Sheep Springs, NM, an average of 76.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 73.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Newcomb, NM | 535 | 17% | 64.1% |
| Sheep Springs, NM | 397 | 10% | 79.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Arapahoe, NC | 397 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Pomfret, MD | 396 | 51% | 6.9% |
| Liberty, IL | 398 | 41% | 15.1% |
| Young, AZ | 398 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Alta, UT | 396 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Sheep Springs, NM | 397 | 10% | 79.2% |
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