| Index | Stearns | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | 44% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Stearns | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 67.1% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 62.8% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 33.4% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.9% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.5% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.7% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.8% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Stearns. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Stearns, KY schools is 44%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Stearns, KY, an average of 67.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 62.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pine Knot, KY | 1,431 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Whitley City, KY | 1,633 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Oneida, TN | 3,719 | 32% | 32.6% |
| Winfield, TN | 1,126 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Stearns, KY | 1,065 | 44% | 8.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Oley, PA | 1,065 | 59% | 23.2% |
| Lower Lake, CA | 1,065 | 22% | 54.2% |
| McKee, KY | 1,065 | 49% | 1.7% |
| Whitney Point, NY | 1,065 | 58% | 21.2% |
| Loyalton, CA | 1,065 | 43% | 9.9% |
| Stearns, KY | 1,065 | 44% | 8.3% |
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