| Index | Beech 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 |


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| Index | Beech Mountain | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 94.7% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 94.4% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 83.1% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 61.7% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 54.3% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 24.5% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 7.8% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.9% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Beech Mountain. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Beech Mountain, NC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Beech Mountain, NC, an average of 94.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 94.4% 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% |
| Valle Crucis, NC | 332 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Beech Mountain, NC | 766 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Talbotton, GA | 766 | 15% | 68.8% |
| Bingham, ME | 766 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Lyons, NE | 766 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Alexandria, SD | 766 | 58% | 20.4% |
| Minto, ND | 766 | 45% | 6.8% |
| Beech Mountain, NC | 766 | n/a |