| Index | Hickory Grove | South Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 43% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 932 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 369 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |
| Index | Hickory Grove | South Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 72.4% | 83.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 68.9% | 81.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.5% | 56.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.0% | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.6% | 26.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.1% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Hickory Grove. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hickory Grove, SC schools is 43%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Hickory Grove, SC, an average of 72.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 68.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Clover, SC | 6,370 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Grover, NC | 588 | 55% | 13.5% |
| York, SC | 8,287 | 47% | 1.3% |
| Blacksburg, SC | 2,101 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Gaffney, SC | 12,733 | 38% | 20.5% |
| Hickory Grove, SC | 597 | 43% | 11.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Yakutat, AK | 597 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Denver, IN | 597 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Lewistown, MO | 597 | 37% | 23.4% |
| Chesnee, SC | 597 | 60% | 25.2% |
| Confluence, PA | 597 | 47% | 1.6% |
| Hickory Grove, SC | 597 | 43% | 11.5% |
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