| | Lake Placid, FL | Belle Glade, FL | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,595 | $13,018 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,727 | $10,942 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,422 | $6,960 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 19.22 | 16.38 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 680 | 745 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 942 | 433 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 19.5% | 19.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.9% | 17.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 71.6% | 63.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 16.3% | 13.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 3.8% | 7.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 23.7% | 10.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.9% | 2.3% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.9% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.5% |