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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 4 public schools serving 1,927 students in Rutherfordton, NC (there are , serving 311 private students). 86% of all K-12 students in Rutherfordton, NC are educated in public schools (compared to the NC state average of 92%).

The top-ranked public schools in Rutherfordton, NC are Pinnacle Elementary School, Rutherfordton Elementary School and R-s Central High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Rutherfordton, NC public schools have an average math proficiency score of 51% (versus the North Carolina public school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 50% statewide average). Schools in Rutherfordton have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of North Carolina public schools.

Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the North Carolina public school average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).