| 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 |


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| 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 | 1,976 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Fairview, NC | 2,741 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Locust, NC | 3,439 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Mount Pleasant, NC | 2,007 | 47% | 1.7% |
| Concord, NC | 94,147 | 47% | 2.0% |
| Oakboro, NC | 2,214 | 47% | 2.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Buena Vista, GA | 2,214 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Great Barrington, MA | 2,213 | 53% | 11.1% |
| Raceland, KY | 2,215 | 49% | 2.1% |
| Whitesburg, KY | 2,215 | 50% | 4.4% |
| Nokomis, IL | 2,213 | 43% | 9.9% |
| Oakboro, NC | 2,214 | 47% | 2.1% |