| Index | Cooleemee | North Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 39% | 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 | Cooleemee | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 75.1% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.8% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.5% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.8% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.8% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.5% | 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 Cooleemee. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cooleemee, NC schools is 39%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cooleemee, NC, an average of 75.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Advance, NC | 1,160 | 59% | 23.4% |
| Mocksville, NC | 5,346 | 51% | 7.2% |
| Harmony, NC | 544 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Cleveland, NC | 1,172 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Salisbury, NC | 35,060 | 25% | 47.1% |
| Cooleemee, NC | 1,069 | 39% | 19.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bethlehem, GA | 1,069 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Daisetta, TX | 1,069 | 43% | 10.9% |
| Walnut Grove, MS | 1,069 | 35% | 27.6% |
| Colebrook, NH | 1,069 | 39% | 19.8% |
| Ellerbe, NC | 1,069 | 40% | 16.1% |
| Cooleemee, NC | 1,069 | 39% | 19.8% |