| | Laguna Beach, CA | Panama City, FL | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $15,277 | $13,432 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,911 | $10,427 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,037 | $6,200 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 23.21 | 18.3 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 16383 | 769 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 595 | 409 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.3% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.2% | 5.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.6% | 89.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 16.3% | 24.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 6.2% | 10.6% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 67.6% | 26.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 16.5% | 7.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 7.5% | 1.9% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 5.9% | 0.7% | 1.5% |