| Index | Harkers Island | North Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 60% | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 10:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,895 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 510 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 183 | 7,963 |
| Index | Harkers Island | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.0% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.3% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.2% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 33.5% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.8% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.3% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Harkers Island. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Harkers Island, NC schools is 60%. The average student to teacher ratio is 10:1. In Harkers Island, NC, an average of 79.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Morehead City, NC | 9,495 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Beaufort, NC | 4,382 | 55% | 15.1% |
| Atlantic, NC | 608 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Harkers Island, NC | 1,314 | 60% | 25.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fulda, MN | 1,314 | 56% | 16.1% |
| Frankfort, OH | 1,314 | 58% | 21.5% |
| Monroeville, OH | 1,314 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Lynn, IN | 1,314 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Melcher-Dallas, IA | 1,313 | 53% | 10.8% |
| Harkers Island, NC | 1,314 | 60% | 25.0% |
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