| Index | Cove Creek | 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 | Cove Creek | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.1% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.1% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 64.9% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 52.0% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 38.5% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 20.1% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 6.8% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 4.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cove Creek. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cove Creek, NC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cove Creek, NC, an average of 85.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Blowing Rock, NC | 1,149 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Boone, NC | 19,466 | 58% | 20.1% |
| Elk Park, NC | 495 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Newland, NC | 710 | 49% | 1.9% |
| West Jefferson, NC | 1,767 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Cove Creek, NC | 1,087 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Galva, KS | 1,087 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Middlesex, NC | 1,087 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Boothbay Harbor, ME | 1,087 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Lincoln, NH | 1,086 | 49% | 1.7% |
| Colfax, IL | 1,088 | 27% | 43.4% |
| Cove Creek, NC | 1,087 | n/a |
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