| Index | Plain View | 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 | Plain View | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.4% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.7% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.4% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.3% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.0% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.9% | 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 n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Plain View. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Plain View, NC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Plain View, NC, an average of 77.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Eastover, NC | 3,859 | 54% | 13.0% |
| Newton Grove, NC | 636 | 47% | 1.8% |
| Wade, NC | 618 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Dunn, NC | 10,073 | 46% | 5.1% |
| Buies Creek, NC | 3,497 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Plain View, NC | 1,688 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Liberty, IN | 1,688 | 51% | 5.2% |
| Hillsboro, ND | 1,688 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Freeman, SD | 1,687 | 62% | 29.9% |
| Hildebran, NC | 1,687 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Hawkins, TX | 1,689 | 52% | 7.8% |
| Plain View, NC | 1,688 | n/a |