| Index | Provincetowne | Charlotte | North Carolina |
| Average Test Scores | 74% | 41% | 43% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 15:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 126 | 1,895 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 58 | 510 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 23 | 183 |
| Index | Provincetowne | Charlotte | North Carolina |
| Completed 8th grade | 96.3% | 86.8% | 83.4% |
| Completed high school | 96.0% | 86.0% | 81.9% |
| Completed some college | 85.4% | 69.9% | 59.9% |
| Completed associate degree | 64.8% | 49.3% | 38.1% |
| Completed bachelors | 59.2% | 42.0% | 29.0% |
| Completed masters | 21.4% | 14.2% | 10.2% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.4% | 3.5% | 2.9% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Marvin, NC | 6,056 | 82% | 70.4% |
| Tega Cay, SC | 9,026 | 78% | 61.1% |
| Fort Mill, SC | 13,181 | 72% | 48.7% |
| Waxhaw, NC | 12,398 | 67% | 39.1% |
| Matthews, NC | 30,054 | 67% | 38.2% |
| Charlotte, NC | 808,834 | 41% | 15.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fort Worth, TX | 815,930 | 39% | 18.3% |
| Columbus, OH | 837,038 | 40% | 16.3% |
| Indianapolis, IN | 846,674 | 33% | 32.0% |
| Jacksonville, FL | 856,616 | 50% | 3.3% |
| Austin, TX | 907,779 | 49% | 2.5% |
| Charlotte, NC | 808,834 | 41% | 15.4% |
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