| Index | Hot Springs | North Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 62% | 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 | Hot Springs | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 66.7% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 59.6% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.8% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.2% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.6% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.2% | 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 Hot Springs. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hot Springs, NC schools is 62%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Hot Springs, NC, an average of 66.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 59.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Marshall, NC | 658 | 55% | 13.8% |
| Parrottsville, TN | 331 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Hot Springs, NC | 530 | 62% | 29.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Evant, TX | 530 | 35% | 27.6% |
| Rebersburg, PA | 530 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Wapanucka, OK | 530 | 18% | 63.5% |
| Waubay, SD | 530 | 36% | 24.5% |
| Woodland, MI | 530 | 52% | 7.3% |
| Hot Springs, NC | 530 | 62% | 29.2% |
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