| Index | Bent Creek | 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 | Bent Creek | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 94.4% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 94.4% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 85.5% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 44.5% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 31.7% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.5% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bent Creek. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bent Creek, NC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bent Creek, NC, an average of 94.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 94.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mills River, NC | 7,563 | 68% | 42.2% |
| Royal Pines, NC | 4,610 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Etowah, NC | 8,008 | 61% | 26.0% |
| Weaverville, NC | 4,102 | 56% | 16.0% |
| Hendersonville, NC | 14,320 | 53% | 10.5% |
| Bent Creek, NC | 1,696 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sturgis, KY | 1,696 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Ethete, WY | 1,696 | 11% | 76.7% |
| Whitmire, SC | 1,696 | 41% | 15.1% |
| Hampton, AR | 1,697 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Shell Rock, IA | 1,697 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Bent Creek, NC | 1,696 | n/a |