| Index | Sugar Mountain | 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 | Sugar Mountain | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 94.7% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 93.7% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 79.7% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 52.7% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 40.3% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 14.4% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.8% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sugar Mountain. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sugar Mountain, NC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Sugar Mountain, NC, an average of 94.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 93.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Blowing Rock, NC | 1,149 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Spruce Pine, NC | 2,221 | 58% | 21.5% |
| Boone, NC | 19,466 | 58% | 20.1% |
| Elk Park, NC | 495 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Newland, NC | 710 | 49% | 1.9% |
| Sugar Mountain, NC | 487 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mardela Springs, MD | 487 | 55% | 15.1% |
| Paauilo, HI | 487 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Polo, MO | 487 | 45% | 6.5% |
| Canaseraga, NY | 487 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Lyerly, GA | 487 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Sugar Mountain, NC | 487 | n/a |
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