| Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 16.02 | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools / 81,831 |
| 2. | 14.57 | Wake County Schools / 850,546 |
| 3. | 14.32 | Asheville City Schools / 37,653 |
| 4. | 14.27 | Durham Public Schools / 258,578 |
| 5. | 14.07 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools / 882,761 |
| 6. | 14.05 | Fort Bragg Schools / 24,376 |
| 7. | 14.00 | New Hanover County Schools / 197,272 |
| 8. | 13.99 | Watauga County Schools / 49,705 |
| 9. | 13.94 | Camp Lejeune Schools / 30,887 |
| 10. | 13.92 | Dare County Schools / 33,650 |
| 11. | 13.67 | Chatham County Schools / 61,426 |
| 12. | 13.66 | Moore County Schools / 85,914 |
| 13. | 13.65 | Orange County Schools / 47,731 |
| 14. | 13.64 | Guilford County Schools / 475,786 |
| 15. | 13.58 | Forsyth County Schools / 342,989 |
| 16. | 13.53 | Henderson County Schools / 103,881 |
| 17. | 13.52 | Buncombe County Schools / 195,596 |
| 18. | 13.46 | Pitt County Schools / 161,385 |
| 19. | 13.43 | Union County Public Schools / 190,346 |
| 20. | 13.42 | Transylvania County Schools / 32,404 |
| 21. | 13.42 | Polk County Schools / 20,289 |
| 22. | 13.40 | Carteret County Schools / 65,068 |
| 23. | 13.36 | Cumberland County Schools / 288,618 |
| 24. | 13.35 | Cabarrus County Schools / 147,962 |
| 25. | 13.34 | Jackson County Schools / 35,560 |
| 26. | 13.32 | Craven County Schools / 100,001 |
| 27. | 13.23 | Mooresville City Schools / 26,074 |
| 28. | 13.17 | Camden County Schools / 9,719 |
| 29. | 13.16 | Brunswick County Schools / 101,994 |
| 30. | 13.12 | Swain County Schools / 9,752 |
| 31. | 13.12 | Davie County Schools / 40,581 |
| 32. | 13.11 | Onslow County Schools / 138,320 |
| 33. | 13.06 | Hickory City Schools / 32,331 |
| 34. | 13.04 | Haywood County Schools / 58,597 |
| 35. | 13.02 | Iredell-Statesville Schools / 128,558 |
| 36. | 12.95 | Macon County Schools / 33,453 |
| 37. | 12.91 | Alamance-Burlington Schools / 147,072 |
| 38. | 12.91 | Pasquotank County Schools / 40,167 |
| 39. | 12.90 | Currituck County Schools / 23,299 |
| 40. | 12.87 | Perquimans County Schools / 13,091 |
| 41. | 12.86 | Clay County Schools / 10,418 |
| 42. | 12.85 | Avery County Schools / 17,951 |
| 43. | 12.85 | Pamlico County Schools / 13,072 |
| 44. | 12.84 | Roanoke Rapids City Schools / 14,211 |
| 45. | 12.83 | Pender County Schools / 50,256 |
| 46. | 12.81 | Johnston County Schools / 160,675 |
| 47. | 12.76 | Cherokee County Schools / 27,317 |
| 48. | 12.75 | Lee County Schools / 55,576 |
| 49. | 12.74 | Beaufort County Schools / 47,185 |
| 50. | 12.74 | Catawba County Schools / 103,532 |
| 51. | 12.73 | Wayne County Public Schools / 120,102 |
| 52. | 12.71 | Whiteville City Schools / 16,057 |
| 53. | 12.71 | Harnett County Schools / 109,031 |
| 54. | 12.70 | Davidson County Schools / 125,335 |
| 55. | 12.70 | Newton-Conover City Schools / 17,286 |
| 56. | 12.69 | Mount Airy City Schools / 10,687 |
| 57. | 12.68 | Hoke County Schools / 44,128 |
| 58. | 12.68 | Nash-Rocky Mount Schools / 104,910 |
| 59. | 12.68 | Elkin City Schools / 6,659 |
| 60. | 12.66 | Gaston County Schools / 202,642 |
| 61. | 12.65 | Rowan-Salisbury Schools / 128,775 |
| 62. | 12.65 | Lincoln County Schools / 75,697 |
| 63. | 12.60 | Clinton City Schools / 16,139 |
| 64. | 12.56 | Cleveland County Schools / 97,786 |
| 65. | 12.56 | Rutherford County Schools / 66,928 |
| 66. | 12.55 | Franklin County Schools / 58,473 |
| 67. | 12.53 | Stanly County Schools / 60,109 |
| 68. | 12.52 | Person County Schools / 38,942 |
| 69. | 12.51 | Madison County Schools / 20,549 |
| 70. | 12.49 | Granville County Schools / 58,071 |
| 71. | 12.48 | Ashe County Schools / 26,787 |
| 72. | 12.47 | Gates County Schools / 12,039 |
| 73. | 12.46 | Graham County Schools / 8,702 |
| 74. | 12.45 | Wilson County Schools / 79,533 |
| 75. | 12.45 | Edenton-Chowan Schools / 14,859 |
| 76. | 12.44 | Asheboro City Schools / 28,267 |
| 77. | 12.42 | McDowell County Schools / 44,593 |
| 78. | 12.41 | Yancey County Schools / 17,911 |
| 79. | 12.37 | Lenoir County Schools / 59,307 |
| 80. | 12.35 | Martin County Schools / 24,471 |
| 81. | 12.33 | Burke County Schools / 90,557 |
| 82. | 12.28 | Mitchell County Schools / 15,680 |
| 83. | 12.24 | Hertford County Schools / 24,384 |
| 84. | 12.23 | Jones County Schools / 10,060 |
| 85. | 12.23 | Scotland County Schools / 36,325 |
| 86. | 12.23 | Rockingham County Schools / 93,322 |
| 87. | 12.21 | Kannapolis City Schools / 30,133 |
| 88. | 12.21 | Stokes County Schools / 47,194 |
| 89. | 12.20 | Columbus County Schools / 40,799 |
| 90. | 12.20 | Washington County Schools / 13,248 |
| 91. | 12.18 | Caldwell County Schools / 82,162 |
| 92. | 12.18 | Edgecombe County Schools / 45,739 |
| 93. | 12.17 | Yadkin County Schools / 38,158 |
| 94. | 12.17 | Surry County Schools / 55,941 |
| 95. | 12.15 | Alleghany County Schools / 11,084 |
| 96. | 12.15 | Hyde County Schools / 5,721 |
| 97. | 12.14 | Randolph County Schools / 111,767 |
| 98. | 12.13 | Montgomery County Schools / 27,611 |
| 99. | 12.13 | Warren County Schools / 20,810 |
| 100. | 12.11 | Alexander County Schools / 36,797 |
| 101. | 12.08 | Caswell County Schools / 23,848 |
| 102. | 12.07 | Richmond County Schools / 46,477 |
| 103. | 12.06 | Wilkes County Schools / 69,063 |
| 104. | 12.04 | Bladen County Schools / 34,629 |
| 105. | 12.03 | Weldon City Schools / 7,713 |
| 106. | 12.00 | Sampson County Schools / 46,693 |
| 107. | 11.98 | Anson County Schools / 26,785 |
| 108. | 11.98 | Greene County Schools / 21,157 |
| 109. | 11.96 | Vance County Schools / 44,975 |
| 110. | 11.86 | Bertie County Schools / 20,890 |
| 111. | 11.83 | Duplin County Schools / 56,657 |
| 112. | 11.83 | Robeson County Schools / 131,708 |
| 113. | 11.81 | Northampton County Schools / 22,161 |
| 114. | 11.80 | Lexington City Schools / 20,068 |
| 115. | 11.80 | Tyrrell County Schools / 4,374 |
| 116. | 11.73 | Halifax County Schools / 33,369 |
| 117. | 11.69 | Thomasville City Schools / 15,235 |
| 118. | 11.63 | Eastern Cherokee Reservation / 7,693 |
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.
