| Index | Oriental | 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 | Oriental | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 94.9% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 94.7% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 75.1% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 50.6% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 45.2% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 21.1% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.8% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Oriental. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Oriental, NC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Oriental, NC, an average of 94.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 94.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Havelock, NC | 20,409 | 49% | 2.9% |
| Arapahoe, NC | 407 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Bayboro, NC | 1,286 | 39% | 18.4% |
| Oriental, NC | 1,173 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| McGraw, NY | 1,173 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Marcellus, MI | 1,173 | 44% | 8.7% |
| King Cove, AK | 1,173 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Cedar Bluff, VA | 1,174 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Elk Mound, WI | 1,174 | 48% | 0.3% |
| Oriental, NC | 1,173 | n/a |