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For the 2026 school year, there are 5 public schools serving 2,053 students in Hamlet, NC (there are , serving 266 private students). 89% of all K-12 students in Hamlet, NC are educated in public schools (compared to the NC state average of 92%).

The top-ranked public schools in Hamlet, NC are Richmond Early College High School, Fairview Heights Elementary School and Hamlet Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Hamlet, NC public schools have an average math proficiency score of 46% (versus the North Carolina public school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 50% statewide average). Schools in Hamlet have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of North Carolina public schools.

Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the North Carolina public school average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).