| Index | Bladenboro | North Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 36% | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,895 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 510 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 183 | 7,963 |

| Index | Bladenboro | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.1% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.0% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.1% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.0% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.5% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.8% | 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 3 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bladenboro. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bladenboro, NC schools is 36%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Bladenboro, NC, an average of 80.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Whiteville, NC | 5,538 | 45% | 5.5% |
| Clarkton, NC | 1,005 | 39% | 18.8% |
| Lumberton, NC | 21,466 | 39% | 19.5% |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 3,517 | 28% | 41.1% |
| Evergreen, NC | 130 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Bladenboro, NC | 2,125 | 36% | 25.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Audubon, IA | 2,125 | 68% | 42.2% |
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| Mountain City, TN | 2,126 | 35% | 27.5% |
| Brockway, PA | 2,124 | 63% | 30.2% |
| Wrightsville, PA | 2,124 | 72% | 50.3% |
| Bladenboro, NC | 2,125 | 36% | 25.0% |