| Index | Tar Heel | North Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 27% | 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 | Tar Heel | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 91.1% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.1% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 75.0% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.6% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 22.6% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.0% | 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 Tar Heel. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Tar Heel, NC schools is 27%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Tar Heel, NC, an average of 91.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lumberton, NC | 20,704 | 39% | 19.5% |
| Bladenboro, NC | 2,063 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 3,424 | 28% | 41.1% |
| St. Pauls, NC | 2,114 | 23% | 51.7% |
| Dublin, NC | 380 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Tar Heel, NC | 122 | 27% | 44.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Perrin, TX | 122 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Nunam Iqua, AK | 122 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Valley, WA | 122 | 47% | 1.4% |
| Gilmanton, WI | 122 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Elizabeth, IN | 121 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Tar Heel, NC | 122 | 27% | 44.3% |
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