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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 7 public schools serving 3,924 students in Kings Mountain, NC (there are , serving 145 private students). 96% of all K-12 students in Kings Mountain, NC are educated in public schools (compared to the NC state average of 92%).

The top ranked public schools in Kings Mountain, NC are Kings Mountain High School, West Elementary School and Kings Mountain Intermediate. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Kings Mountain, NC public schools have an average math proficiency score of 61% (versus the North Carolina public school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 50% statewide average). Schools in Kings Mountain have an average ranking of 8/10, which is in the top 30% of North Carolina public schools.

Minority enrollment is 41% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the North Carolina public school average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).