| Index | Elk Park | North Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 55% | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,895 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 510 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 183 | 7,963 |
| Index | Elk Park | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 70.3% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 67.0% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 43.4% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 7.6% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 3.1% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.1% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Elk Park. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Elk Park, NC schools is 55%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Elk Park, NC, an average of 70.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 67.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Newland, NC | 710 | 49% | 1.9% |
| Valle Crucis, NC | 332 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Roan Mountain, TN | 1,064 | 41% | 15.1% |
| Bakersville, NC | 706 | 39% | 18.8% |
| Elizabethton, TN | 13,568 | 38% | 21.0% |
| Elk Park, NC | 495 | 55% | 13.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Glencoe, OK | 495 | 24% | 51.0% |
| Hume, IL | 495 | 11% | 77.1% |
| Gambell, AK | 495 | 5% | 89.6% |
| Isleton, CA | 495 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Morgan, TX | 495 | 39% | 19.8% |
| Elk Park, NC | 495 | 55% | 13.5% |
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