| | Palm Beach, FL | Kiawah Island, SC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $13,018 | $18,933 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,942 | $12,188 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,960 | $6,530 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 16.38 | 12.91 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 745 | 505 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 433 | 284 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.9% | 0.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.2% | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.9% | 99.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 16.5% | 7.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 3.8% | 3.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 68.6% | 87.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 19.9% | 28.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 11.5% | 17.9% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.6% | 4.1% | 1.5% |