| Index | Wilson's Mills | North Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 23% | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,895 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 510 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 183 | 7,963 |

| Index | Wilson's Mills | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 70.7% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 67.4% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.8% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.7% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.4% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.1% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.3% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Wilson's Mills. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wilson's Mills, NC schools is 23%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Wilson's Mills, NC, an average of 70.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 67.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Clayton, NC | 24,066 | 43% | 11.0% |
| Smithfield, NC | 13,082 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Princeton, NC | 1,436 | 39% | 19.3% |
| Garner, NC | 31,549 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Kenly, NC | 2,443 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Wilson's Mills, NC | 2,798 | 23% | 53.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Troutman, NC | 2,798 | 34% | 28.6% |
| Lakehurst, NJ | 2,797 | 40% | 16.1% |
| Bedford, PA | 2,799 | 56% | 15.6% |
| Madison, ME | 2,799 | 35% | 27.8% |
| Richmond, UT | 2,799 | 61% | 27.6% |
| Wilson's Mills, NC | 2,798 | 23% | 53.1% |