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For the 2025 school year, there are 26 public schools serving 10,803 students in Caldwell County, NC (there are , serving 229 private students). 98% of all K-12 students in Caldwell County, NC are educated in public schools (compared to the NC state average of 92%).

The top ranked public schools in Caldwell County, NC are Caldwell Early College, Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy and Granite Falls Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Caldwell County, NC public schools have an average math proficiency score of 48% (versus the North Carolina public school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 50% statewide average). Schools in Caldwell County have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of North Carolina public schools.

Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the North Carolina public school average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).