| Index | Pine Knoll Shores | 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 | Pine Knoll Shores | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 96.7% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 96.4% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 84.3% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 63.8% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 52.6% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 19.7% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.2% | 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 Pine Knoll Shores. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pine Knoll Shores, NC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Pine Knoll Shores, NC, an average of 96.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 96.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Newport, NC | 4,772 | 58% | 21.0% |
| Morehead City, NC | 9,827 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Cape Carteret, NC | 2,800 | 56% | 15.6% |
| Beaufort, NC | 4,520 | 55% | 15.1% |
| Havelock, NC | 20,409 | 49% | 2.9% |
| Pine Knoll Shores, NC | 1,328 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Muenster, TX | 1,328 | 76% | 57.8% |
| Bylas, AZ | 1,328 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Platte, SD | 1,329 | 65% | 34.9% |
| Tyler, MN | 1,329 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Litchfield, CT | 1,327 | 67% | 39.4% |
| Pine Knoll Shores, NC | 1,328 | n/a |