| Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 16.04 | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools / 84,665 |
| 2. | 14.60 | Wake County Schools / 905,573 |
| 3. | 14.52 | Asheville City Schools / 38,985 |
| 4. | 14.36 | Durham Public Schools / 269,283 |
| 5. | 14.18 | Watauga County Schools / 51,103 |
| 6. | 14.12 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools / 926,873 |
| 7. | 14.09 | New Hanover County Schools / 203,276 |
| 8. | 14.04 | Fort Bragg Schools / 24,689 |
| 9. | 14.03 | Camp Lejeune Schools / 27,530 |
| 10. | 13.88 | Orange County Schools / 49,293 |
| 11. | 13.87 | Chatham County Schools / 63,896 |
| 12. | 13.87 | Dare County Schools / 34,019 |
| 13. | 13.81 | Moore County Schools / 88,314 |
| 14. | 13.71 | Guilford County Schools / 489,576 |
| 15. | 13.64 | Forsyth County Schools / 351,368 |
| 16. | 13.64 | Buncombe County Schools / 200,015 |
| 17. | 13.57 | Transylvania County Schools / 32,825 |
| 18. | 13.56 | Henderson County Schools / 106,577 |
| 19. | 13.55 | Union County Public Schools / 201,617 |
| 20. | 13.47 | Pitt County Schools / 167,951 |
| 21. | 13.47 | Cumberland County Schools / 294,640 |
| 22. | 13.44 | Polk County Schools / 20,386 |
| 23. | 13.44 | Carteret County Schools / 66,415 |
| 24. | 13.43 | Cabarrus County Schools / 155,604 |
| 25. | 13.39 | Jackson County Schools / 35,967 |
| 26. | 13.35 | Mooresville City Schools / 27,061 |
| 27. | 13.33 | Craven County Schools / 102,904 |
| 28. | 13.32 | Brunswick County Schools / 107,925 |
| 29. | 13.26 | Hickory City Schools / 31,271 |
| 30. | 13.25 | Onslow County Schools / 148,931 |
| 31. | 13.23 | Clay County Schools / 10,575 |
| 32. | 13.22 | Camden County Schools / 9,965 |
| 33. | 13.16 | Davie County Schools / 41,183 |
| 34. | 13.15 | Swain County Schools / 9,939 |
| 35. | 13.14 | Haywood County Schools / 58,915 |
| 36. | 13.14 | Iredell-Statesville Schools / 132,553 |
| 37. | 13.12 | Macon County Schools / 33,815 |
| 38. | 13.09 | Roanoke Rapids City Schools / 14,735 |
| 39. | 13.06 | Pender County Schools / 52,447 |
| 40. | 13.02 | Pasquotank County Schools / 40,551 |
| 41. | 13.00 | Pamlico County Schools / 13,145 |
| 42. | 12.97 | Alamance-Burlington Schools / 151,170 |
| 43. | 12.96 | Currituck County Schools / 23,677 |
| 44. | 12.93 | Johnston County Schools / 169,122 |
| 45. | 12.93 | Avery County Schools / 17,815 |
| 46. | 12.91 | Lincoln County Schools / 78,052 |
| 47. | 12.90 | Harnett County Schools / 115,559 |
| 48. | 12.88 | Mount Airy City Schools / 10,576 |
| 49. | 12.86 | Hoke County Schools / 47,368 |
| 50. | 12.86 | Perquimans County Schools / 13,414 |
| 51. | 12.83 | Catawba County Schools / 105,261 |
| 52. | 12.81 | Cherokee County Schools / 27,304 |
| 53. | 12.80 | Lee County Schools / 57,876 |
| 54. | 12.77 | Wayne County Public Schools / 122,419 |
| 55. | 12.76 | Gaston County Schools / 206,291 |
| 56. | 12.76 | Beaufort County Schools / 47,542 |
| 57. | 12.75 | Davidson County Schools / 127,795 |
| 58. | 12.75 | Ashe County Schools / 27,099 |
| 59. | 12.73 | Yancey County Schools / 17,814 |
| 60. | 12.71 | Rutherford County Schools / 67,446 |
| 61. | 12.71 | Clinton City Schools / 15,922 |
| 62. | 12.70 | Madison County Schools / 20,727 |
| 63. | 12.69 | Nash-Rocky Mount Schools / 106,512 |
| 64. | 12.69 | Newton-Conover City Schools / 17,669 |
| 65. | 12.67 | Rowan-Salisbury Schools / 129,858 |
| 66. | 12.64 | Cleveland County Schools / 97,890 |
| 67. | 12.62 | Elkin City Schools / 6,285 |
| 68. | 12.61 | Stanly County Schools / 60,489 |
| 69. | 12.60 | Whiteville City Schools / 15,233 |
| 70. | 12.59 | Person County Schools / 39,322 |
| 71. | 12.59 | Franklin County Schools / 60,470 |
| 72. | 12.58 | Mitchell County Schools / 15,539 |
| 73. | 12.58 | Granville County Schools / 59,666 |
| 74. | 12.57 | Gates County Schools / 12,069 |
| 75. | 12.56 | Wilson County Schools / 81,020 |
| 76. | 12.54 | Asheboro City Schools / 29,202 |
| 77. | 12.53 | Jones County Schools / 10,144 |
| 78. | 12.52 | McDowell County Schools / 44,926 |
| 79. | 12.50 | Edenton-Chowan Schools / 14,825 |
| 80. | 12.49 | Burke County Schools / 90,821 |
| 81. | 12.48 | Washington County Schools / 13,085 |
| 82. | 12.45 | Lenoir County Schools / 59,372 |
| 83. | 12.41 | Martin County Schools / 24,298 |
| 84. | 12.41 | Hertford County Schools / 24,525 |
| 85. | 12.41 | Graham County Schools / 8,766 |
| 86. | 12.39 | Scotland County Schools / 36,266 |
| 87. | 12.39 | Kannapolis City Schools / 31,123 |
| 88. | 12.36 | Stokes County Schools / 47,224 |
| 89. | 12.34 | Richmond County Schools / 46,608 |
| 90. | 12.34 | Rockingham County Schools / 93,264 |
| 91. | 12.32 | Columbus County Schools / 42,379 |
| 92. | 12.30 | Alleghany County Schools / 11,069 |
| 93. | 12.30 | Randolph County Schools / 112,366 |
| 94. | 12.29 | Yadkin County Schools / 38,254 |
| 95. | 12.28 | Edgecombe County Schools / 45,286 |
| 96. | 12.25 | Greene County Schools / 21,386 |
| 97. | 12.24 | Caldwell County Schools / 82,493 |
| 98. | 12.23 | Surry County Schools / 56,690 |
| 99. | 12.23 | Warren County Schools / 20,860 |
| 100. | 12.23 | Alexander County Schools / 37,014 |
| 101. | 12.22 | Hyde County Schools / 5,810 |
| 102. | 12.16 | Montgomery County Schools / 27,741 |
| 103. | 12.14 | Eastern Cherokee Reservation / 8,074 |
| 104. | 12.13 | Bladen County Schools / 34,922 |
| 105. | 12.12 | Wilkes County Schools / 69,265 |
| 106. | 12.10 | Vance County Schools / 45,183 |
| 107. | 12.09 | Weldon City Schools / 7,827 |
| 108. | 12.07 | Caswell County Schools / 23,615 |
| 109. | 12.02 | Sampson County Schools / 47,486 |
| 110. | 12.01 | Anson County Schools / 26,699 |
| 111. | 12.01 | Duplin County Schools / 58,510 |
| 112. | 12.00 | Robeson County Schools / 133,920 |
| 113. | 11.99 | Bertie County Schools / 21,035 |
| 114. | 11.95 | Tyrrell County Schools / 4,367 |
| 115. | 11.94 | Thomasville City Schools / 14,825 |
| 116. | 11.87 | Halifax County Schools / 32,131 |
| 117. | 11.83 | Northampton County Schools / 21,959 |
| 118. | 11.74 | Lexington City Schools / 20,008 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Education Index' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Education Index' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
