| | Pawleys Island, SC | Sunset Beach, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $17,545 | $12,898 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,058 | $10,370 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,254 | $6,165 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 12.97 | 16.13 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 250 | 810 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 371 | 393 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 0.0% | 0.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 100.0% | 99.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 9.4% | 20.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 1.2% | 7.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 85.9% | 46.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 28.2% | 11.7% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 8.2% | 0.9% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 11.8% | 3.2% | 1.5% |