| Index | Elizabethtown | North Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 28% | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 1,895 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 510 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 183 | 7,963 |

| Index | Elizabethtown | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.3% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.2% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 52.1% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 30.0% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.5% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.3% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.3% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Elizabethtown. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Elizabethtown, NC schools is 28%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Elizabethtown, NC, an average of 77.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Clarkton, NC | 1,005 | 39% | 18.8% |
| Bladenboro, NC | 2,125 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Tar Heel, NC | 126 | 27% | 44.3% |
| Dublin, NC | 393 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 3,517 | 28% | 41.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Red Oak, NC | 3,517 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Eielson AFB, AK | 3,518 | 51% | 5.2% |
| Jamestown, CA | 3,515 | 25% | 49.0% |
| Benton City, WA | 3,515 | 31% | 35.1% |
| Tipton, CA | 3,519 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 3,517 | 28% | 41.1% |