The Oxford, NC educational system consists of 6 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Oxford public schools have average test scores of 30% which is 30% lower than than the North Carolina average and 38% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Oxford public schools is 17:1, compared to 15:1 in North Carolina and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 77.0% of students have completed 8th grade, 75.0% have completed high school, 20.2% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 2.6% have completed a doctorate degree.