| Index | Piney Green | 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 | Piney Green | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.0% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.0% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 59.7% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 31.1% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.5% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.9% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.3% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.7% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Piney Green. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Piney Green, NC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Piney Green, NC, an average of 85.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cape Carteret, NC | 2,800 | 56% | 15.6% |
| Swansboro, NC | 3,430 | 49% | 1.6% |
| Sneads Ferry, NC | 2,410 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Maysville, NC | 1,024 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Richlands, NC | 2,975 | 38% | 20.6% |
| Piney Green, NC | 14,825 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mountain Home, ID | 14,826 | 35% | 27.7% |
| Mill Valley, CA | 14,823 | 79% | 65.3% |
| Morris, IL | 14,819 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Midlothian, IL | 14,817 | 15% | 68.2% |
| Fraser, MI | 14,815 | 44% | 9.2% |
| Piney Green, NC | 14,825 | n/a |