| Index | Neuse Forest | 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 | Neuse Forest | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.3% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.4% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 60.5% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 38.4% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 23.1% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.7% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.5% | 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 Neuse Forest. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Neuse Forest, NC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Neuse Forest, NC, an average of 83.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Newport, NC | 4,772 | 58% | 21.0% |
| Havelock, NC | 20,409 | 49% | 2.9% |
| New Bern, NC | 30,984 | 40% | 17.1% |
| Arapahoe, NC | 407 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Bayboro, NC | 1,286 | 39% | 18.4% |
| Neuse Forest, NC | 2,056 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Raymond, MS | 2,056 | 35% | 27.9% |
| Emporium, PA | 2,055 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Berwick, ME | 2,058 | 49% | 1.6% |
| Lenox, MA | 2,054 | 69% | 43.8% |
| Hollandale, MS | 2,053 | 23% | 51.6% |
| Neuse Forest, NC | 2,056 | n/a |