| Index | Oakboro | North Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 47% | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 1,895 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 510 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 183 | 7,963 |

| Index | Oakboro | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.9% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.9% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 60.1% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 36.4% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.6% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.8% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Oakboro. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Oakboro, NC schools is 47%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Oakboro, NC, an average of 79.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Badin, NC | 2,043 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Fairview, NC | 2,829 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Locust, NC | 3,560 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Mount Pleasant, NC | 2,051 | 47% | 1.7% |
| Concord, NC | 97,608 | 47% | 2.0% |
| Oakboro, NC | 2,263 | 47% | 2.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Danville, AR | 2,263 | 52% | 9.0% |
| Yale, MI | 2,263 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Lusby, MD | 2,264 | 44% | 7.5% |
| Meyersdale, PA | 2,265 | 62% | 29.5% |
| Mabton, WA | 2,261 | 19% | 60.9% |
| Oakboro, NC | 2,263 | 47% | 2.1% |