| Index | Buies Creek | North Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 45% | 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 | Buies Creek | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 95.2% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 95.2% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 71.3% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 56.3% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 34.1% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 24.9% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 6.8% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 4.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Buies Creek. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Buies Creek, NC schools is 45%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Buies Creek, NC, an average of 95.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 95.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fuquay-Varina, NC | 29,110 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Dunn, NC | 9,738 | 46% | 5.1% |
| Coats, NC | 2,463 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Benson, NC | 3,843 | 33% | 30.4% |
| Angier, NC | 5,748 | 33% | 31.3% |
| Buies Creek, NC | 3,388 | 45% | 7.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mayfield, OH | 3,388 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Eielson AFB, AK | 3,388 | 51% | 5.2% |
| Rio Dell, CA | 3,388 | 28% | 41.1% |
| Blountville, TN | 3,387 | 39% | 19.5% |
| Carey, OH | 3,386 | 66% | 38.0% |
| Buies Creek, NC | 3,388 | 45% | 7.3% |
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