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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 8 public schools serving 3,421 students in Forest City, NC (there are , serving 7 private students). 100% of all K-12 students in Forest City, NC are educated in public schools (compared to the NC state average of 92%).

The top ranked public schools in Forest City, NC are East Rutherford High School, Chase High School and Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Forest City, NC public schools have an average math proficiency score of 54% (versus the North Carolina public school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 50% statewide average). Schools in Forest City have an average ranking of 7/10, which is in the top 50% of North Carolina public schools.

Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the North Carolina public school average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).