| Index | Pine Knoll Shores | North Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Pine Knoll Shores | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 96.7% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 96.4% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 84.3% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 63.8% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 52.6% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 19.7% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Pine Knoll Shores. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pine Knoll Shores, NC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Pine Knoll Shores, NC, an average of 96.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 96.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Newport, NC | 4,610 | 58% | 21.0% |
| Morehead City, NC | 9,495 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Cape Carteret, NC | 2,730 | 56% | 15.6% |
| Beaufort, NC | 4,382 | 55% | 15.1% |
| Havelock, NC | 19,927 | 49% | 2.9% |
| Pine Knoll Shores, NC | 1,284 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Harrisville, RI | 1,284 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Cambridge, NE | 1,285 | 60% | 24.7% |
| McDade, TX | 1,285 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Oxford, NJ | 1,285 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Milford, NJ | 1,285 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Pine Knoll Shores, NC | 1,284 | n/a |
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