| Index | Plaza-Shamrock | Charlotte | North Carolina |
| Average Test Scores | 25% | 41% | 43% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 15:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 126 | 1,895 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 58 | 510 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 23 | 183 |
| Index | Plaza-Shamrock | Charlotte | North Carolina |
| Completed 8th grade | 73.1% | 86.8% | 83.4% |
| Completed high school | 73.1% | 86.0% | 81.9% |
| Completed some college | 53.7% | 69.9% | 59.9% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.4% | 49.3% | 38.1% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.1% | 42.0% | 29.0% |
| Completed masters | 3.7% | 14.2% | 10.2% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 3.5% | 2.9% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tega Cay, SC | 10,834 | 78% | 61.5% |
| Matthews, NC | 32,682 | 67% | 38.5% |
| Stallings, NC | 15,781 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Harrisburg, NC | 16,073 | 55% | 14.3% |
| Indian Trail, NC | 39,644 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Charlotte, NC | 873,570 | 41% | 15.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| San Francisco, CA | 874,784 | 47% | 2.6% |
| Indianapolis, IN | 869,387 | 33% | 32.2% |
| Columbus, OH | 889,079 | 40% | 16.1% |
| Fort Worth, TX | 892,221 | 39% | 18.1% |
| Jacksonville, FL | 902,488 | 50% | 3.4% |
| Charlotte, NC | 873,570 | 41% | 15.1% |
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