| Index | Hightsville | 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 | Hightsville | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 67.3% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 67.3% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.5% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.9% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.7% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.9% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.9% | 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 Hightsville. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hightsville, NC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Hightsville, NC, an average of 67.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 67.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hampstead, NC | 7,098 | 60% | 25.6% |
| Bolivia, NC | 182 | 55% | 15.0% |
| Castle Hayne, NC | 1,017 | 49% | 2.6% |
| Wilmington, NC | 125,049 | 46% | 4.3% |
| Leland, NC | 22,366 | 42% | 13.1% |
| Hightsville, NC | 849 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Brookport, IL | 849 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Killdeer, ND | 849 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Loudon, NH | 849 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Ossineke, MI | 848 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Tilghman Island, MD | 850 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Hightsville, NC | 849 | n/a |
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