| | Folly Beach, SC | Buxton, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $18,933 | $12,344 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,188 | $11,468 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,530 | $7,116 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 12.91 | 13.26 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 505 | 288 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 284 | 271 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.0% | 2.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.0% | 97.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 31.4% | 36.2% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 1.8% | 9.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 46.9% | 28.9% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.9% | 3.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 9.9% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.5% |