| | Lake Wales, FL | Minneola, FL | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,984 | $9,858 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,977 | $9,190 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,546 | $5,621 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 17.8 | 17.11 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 823 | 1433 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 436 | 472 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 6.1% | 4.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.0% | 3.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 85.8% | 91.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 24.4% | 24.7% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.8% | 15.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 20.3% | 26.5% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 6.9% | 8.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.9% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.5% |