| Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 16.12 | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools / 86,551 |
| 2. | 14.74 | Asheville City Schools / 39,897 |
| 3. | 14.66 | Wake County Schools / 952,513 |
| 4. | 14.43 | Durham Public Schools / 282,422 |
| 5. | 14.19 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools / 968,500 |
| 6. | 14.17 | Fort Bragg Schools / 23,628 |
| 7. | 14.16 | Watauga County Schools / 51,903 |
| 8. | 14.14 | New Hanover County Schools / 209,586 |
| 9. | 14.02 | Orange County Schools / 50,724 |
| 10. | 14.00 | Camp Lejeune Schools / 27,735 |
| 11. | 13.92 | Chatham County Schools / 66,050 |
| 12. | 13.89 | Moore County Schools / 90,579 |
| 13. | 13.86 | Dare County Schools / 34,530 |
| 14. | 13.84 | Buncombe County Schools / 204,702 |
| 15. | 13.80 | Guilford County Schools / 500,899 |
| 16. | 13.73 | Polk County Schools / 20,352 |
| 17. | 13.70 | Union County Public Schools / 209,387 |
| 18. | 13.70 | Transylvania County Schools / 32,943 |
| 19. | 13.67 | Jackson County Schools / 36,500 |
| 20. | 13.67 | Forsyth County Schools / 358,130 |
| 21. | 13.64 | Henderson County Schools / 108,642 |
| 22. | 13.59 | Pitt County Schools / 172,438 |
| 23. | 13.58 | Cabarrus County Schools / 161,309 |
| 24. | 13.57 | Mooresville City Schools / 27,854 |
| 25. | 13.50 | Cumberland County Schools / 300,374 |
| 26. | 13.50 | Carteret County Schools / 67,851 |
| 27. | 13.40 | Brunswick County Schools / 112,907 |
| 28. | 13.36 | Clay County Schools / 10,616 |
| 29. | 13.36 | Hickory City Schools / 30,442 |
| 30. | 13.35 | Iredell-Statesville Schools / 135,145 |
| 31. | 13.34 | Haywood County Schools / 59,012 |
| 32. | 13.33 | Onslow County Schools / 155,186 |
| 33. | 13.29 | Craven County Schools / 104,574 |
| 34. | 13.29 | Camden County Schools / 10,127 |
| 35. | 13.26 | Davie County Schools / 41,411 |
| 36. | 13.23 | Macon County Schools / 33,840 |
| 37. | 13.17 | Pamlico County Schools / 13,062 |
| 38. | 13.17 | Pender County Schools / 54,218 |
| 39. | 13.03 | Harnett County Schools / 121,789 |
| 40. | 13.03 | Pasquotank County Schools / 40,233 |
| 41. | 13.01 | Hoke County Schools / 50,034 |
| 42. | 13.00 | Mount Airy City Schools / 11,622 |
| 43. | 13.00 | Alamance-Burlington Schools / 153,713 |
| 44. | 12.99 | Roanoke Rapids City Schools / 15,158 |
| 45. | 12.99 | Johnston County Schools / 175,343 |
| 46. | 12.99 | Currituck County Schools / 24,212 |
| 47. | 12.96 | Edenton-Chowan Schools / 14,703 |
| 48. | 12.95 | Lincoln County Schools / 79,041 |
| 49. | 12.91 | Yancey County Schools / 17,662 |
| 50. | 12.91 | Catawba County Schools / 105,756 |
| 51. | 12.89 | Avery County Schools / 17,739 |
| 52. | 12.89 | Cherokee County Schools / 27,156 |
| 53. | 12.88 | Lee County Schools / 59,096 |
| 54. | 12.86 | Swain County Schools / 9,390 |
| 55. | 12.85 | Davidson County Schools / 129,008 |
| 56. | 12.85 | Gaston County Schools / 208,379 |
| 57. | 12.84 | Wayne County Public Schools / 124,093 |
| 58. | 12.84 | Newton-Conover City Schools / 18,259 |
| 59. | 12.83 | Whiteville City Schools / 15,244 |
| 60. | 12.81 | Beaufort County Schools / 47,587 |
| 61. | 12.80 | Rowan-Salisbury Schools / 129,774 |
| 62. | 12.80 | Madison County Schools / 20,951 |
| 63. | 12.79 | Nash-Rocky Mount Schools / 105,677 |
| 64. | 12.78 | Jones County Schools / 10,184 |
| 65. | 12.78 | Franklin County Schools / 61,723 |
| 66. | 12.77 | Cleveland County Schools / 97,464 |
| 67. | 12.77 | Granville County Schools / 57,955 |
| 68. | 12.77 | Ashe County Schools / 27,173 |
| 69. | 12.76 | Perquimans County Schools / 13,507 |
| 70. | 12.75 | Rutherford County Schools / 67,181 |
| 71. | 12.68 | Stanly County Schools / 60,553 |
| 72. | 12.66 | Mitchell County Schools / 15,380 |
| 73. | 12.64 | Clinton City Schools / 16,606 |
| 74. | 12.63 | Elkin City Schools / 6,281 |
| 75. | 12.62 | Person County Schools / 39,303 |
| 76. | 12.62 | Wilson County Schools / 81,499 |
| 77. | 12.61 | Asheboro City Schools / 28,583 |
| 78. | 12.61 | Lenoir County Schools / 59,095 |
| 79. | 12.61 | Graham County Schools / 8,743 |
| 80. | 12.60 | Alleghany County Schools / 10,974 |
| 81. | 12.60 | Burke County Schools / 90,164 |
| 82. | 12.55 | McDowell County Schools / 44,982 |
| 83. | 12.55 | Gates County Schools / 11,877 |
| 84. | 12.54 | Martin County Schools / 23,947 |
| 85. | 12.50 | Eastern Cherokee Reservation / 8,778 |
| 86. | 12.49 | Richmond County Schools / 46,317 |
| 87. | 12.46 | Kannapolis City Schools / 32,018 |
| 88. | 12.45 | Stokes County Schools / 46,858 |
| 89. | 12.44 | Warren County Schools / 20,628 |
| 90. | 12.43 | Columbus County Schools / 42,268 |
| 91. | 12.43 | Scotland County Schools / 36,034 |
| 92. | 12.42 | Hertford County Schools / 24,460 |
| 93. | 12.42 | Alexander County Schools / 37,175 |
| 94. | 12.41 | Rockingham County Schools / 92,602 |
| 95. | 12.39 | Randolph County Schools / 113,693 |
| 96. | 12.35 | Yadkin County Schools / 38,101 |
| 97. | 12.32 | Bladen County Schools / 34,915 |
| 98. | 12.31 | Hyde County Schools / 5,757 |
| 99. | 12.30 | Montgomery County Schools / 27,626 |
| 100. | 12.30 | Caldwell County Schools / 82,140 |
| 101. | 12.29 | Vance County Schools / 44,998 |
| 102. | 12.26 | Surry County Schools / 55,488 |
| 103. | 12.26 | Edgecombe County Schools / 45,276 |
| 104. | 12.22 | Thomasville City Schools / 14,511 |
| 105. | 12.21 | Washington County Schools / 12,837 |
| 106. | 12.21 | Greene County Schools / 21,353 |
| 107. | 12.20 | Anson County Schools / 26,309 |
| 108. | 12.18 | Wilkes County Schools / 69,093 |
| 109. | 12.17 | Caswell County Schools / 23,357 |
| 110. | 12.16 | Weldon City Schools / 7,174 |
| 111. | 12.10 | Northampton County Schools / 21,310 |
| 112. | 12.09 | Robeson County Schools / 134,913 |
| 113. | 12.04 | Bertie County Schools / 20,677 |
| 114. | 12.00 | Duplin County Schools / 59,455 |
| 115. | 11.99 | Lexington City Schools / 20,026 |
| 116. | 11.95 | Sampson County Schools / 47,236 |
| 117. | 11.90 | Halifax County Schools / 31,471 |
| 118. | 11.72 | Tyrrell County Schools / 4,219 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Education Index' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Education Index' data are not listed.
