| Index | Dortches | 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 | Dortches | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.2% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.2% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 57.1% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 41.5% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 27.4% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.1% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.7% | 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 Dortches. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dortches, NC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dortches, NC, an average of 86.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Elm City, NC | 1,701 | 43% | 9.6% |
| Whitakers, NC | 581 | 32% | 34.4% |
| Nashville, NC | 5,521 | 32% | 34.4% |
| Red Oak, NC | 3,446 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Spring Hope, NC | 1,459 | 25% | 48.4% |
| Dortches, NC | 978 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sardis, GA | 978 | 37% | 22.9% |
| McBee, SC | 977 | 43% | 10.9% |
| Beach Haven, NJ | 979 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Selma, IN | 979 | 54% | 11.5% |
| Bearden, AR | 977 | 33% | 30.7% |
| Dortches, NC | 978 | n/a |
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