| Index | Hot Springs | North Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 62% | 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 | Hot Springs | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 66.7% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 59.6% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.8% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.2% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.6% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.2% | 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 Hot Springs. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hot Springs, NC schools is 62%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Hot Springs, NC, an average of 66.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 59.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Marshall, NC | 674 | 55% | 13.8% |
| Parrottsville, TN | 343 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Hot Springs, NC | 552 | 62% | 29.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Trenton, NE | 552 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Paxton, NE | 552 | 47% | 1.6% |
| Parish, NY | 552 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Stantonsburg, NC | 552 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Fillmore, NY | 553 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Hot Springs, NC | 552 | 62% | 29.2% |