| Index | Glen Alpine | 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 | Glen Alpine | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 74.0% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 71.6% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 49.9% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.2% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.7% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.7% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.4% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Glen Alpine. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Glen Alpine, NC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Glen Alpine, NC, an average of 74.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 71.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Valdese, NC | 4,420 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Marion, NC | 7,853 | 45% | 7.1% |
| Morganton, NC | 16,517 | 40% | 17.4% |
| Lenoir, NC | 17,909 | 36% | 25.9% |
| Drexel, NC | 1,725 | 13% | 74.0% |
| Glen Alpine, NC | 1,927 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Kapaau, HI | 1,927 | 37% | 22.6% |
| Ida Grove, IA | 1,929 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Goodrich, MI | 1,930 | 51% | 5.2% |
| Los Molinos, CA | 1,924 | 41% | 15.3% |
| Centerburg, OH | 1,930 | 73% | 51.4% |
| Glen Alpine, NC | 1,927 | n/a |
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