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For the 2025 school year, there are 21 public schools serving 8,327 students in Wilkes County, NC (there are , serving 487 private students). 94% of all K-12 students in Wilkes County, NC are educated in public schools (compared to the NC state average of 92%).

The top ranked public schools in Wilkes County, NC are Wilkes Early College High School, Moravian Falls Elementary School and Ronda-clingman Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Wilkes County, NC public schools have an average math proficiency score of 58% (versus the North Carolina public school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 50% statewide average). Schools in Wilkes County have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of North Carolina public schools.

Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the North Carolina public school average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).