| | Lake City, SC | Gilbert, SC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $13,868 | $16,041 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,228 | $11,923 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,744 | $6,684 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.33 | 13.41 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 361 | 445 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 328 | 341 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 7.2% | 2.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 9.2% | 6.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 83.6% | 90.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 21.4% | 25.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.9% | 15.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 19.6% | 16.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 2.3% | 6.7% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |