| | Surfside Beach, SC | Newport, RI | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,505 | $21,824 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,111 | $18,315 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,721 | $10,957 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.61 | 11.77 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 501 | 627 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 357 | 321 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.6% | 2.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.2% | 2.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.1% | 95.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 23.9% | 16.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 6.9% | 4.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 38.2% | 54.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 11.4% | 18.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.0% | 3.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.6% | 2.1% | 1.5% |