| | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Blacksburg, VA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $13,018 | $12,311 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,942 | $12,142 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,960 | $6,938 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 16.38 | 13.31 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 745 | 510 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 433 | 285 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.9% | 1.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.0% | 98.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 17.1% | 13.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 9.0% | 4.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 55.6% | 69.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 14.1% | 25.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 7.9% | 3.5% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.8% | 12.6% | 1.5% |