The Morganton, NC educational system consists of 17 public schools, 5 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools. Morganton public schools have average test scores of 42% which is 4% lower than than the North Carolina average and 15% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Morganton public schools is 11:1, compared to 15:1 in North Carolina and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 73.5% of students have completed 8th grade, 71.2% have completed high school, 24.2% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 3.3% have completed a doctorate degree.