| Index | Pinetops | North Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 26% | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,895 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 510 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 183 | 7,963 |
| Index | Pinetops | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.5% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 73.1% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 32.4% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 15.8% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.1% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.0% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Pinetops. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pinetops, NC schools is 26%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Pinetops, NC, an average of 77.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 73.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Elm City, NC | 1,618 | 43% | 9.9% |
| Stantonsburg, NC | 821 | 36% | 26.2% |
| Farmville, NC | 4,750 | 35% | 26.6% |
| Greenville, NC | 89,745 | 35% | 26.9% |
| Bethel, NC | 1,624 | 35% | 28.3% |
| Pinetops, NC | 1,180 | 26% | 46.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Amherst, WI | 1,180 | 47% | 3.4% |
| Hoxie, KS | 1,180 | 37% | 23.1% |
| Jonesville, VA | 1,181 | 79% | 63.8% |
| Mounds, OK | 1,181 | 25% | 47.5% |
| Cambridge, WI | 1,179 | 50% | 3.4% |
| Pinetops, NC | 1,180 | 26% | 46.0% |
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