2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kiawah Island, SC vs Wellington, FL

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Highlights
- Wellington spends 31.2% less per student than Kiawah Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.9% higher in Wellington than in Kiawah Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wellington had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kiawah Island
 Kiawah Island, SCWellington, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Kiawah Island    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

“Beautifully Appointed” ? ? ? ? ? Love, love, love staying at the Shade villa on Kiawah Island. Kiawah Island Getaways is now our go to for our vacations while staying  More

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Reviews for Wellington    12 Reviews

Unfortunately, our recently elected Mayor Anne Gerwig along with the city council unexpectedly and rather quickly voted unanimously to reinstate the highly contentious  More

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Over 14 years ago

The weather is  More

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Over 14 years ago

We were NY transplants that moved to Wellington, FL after having lived in Southern Palm Beach County (Boca Raton and Delray Beach) for several years. Having 3 young  More

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