| | Sugar Land, TX | Palestine, TX | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $13,803 | $12,533 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,004 | $11,469 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,309 | $6,803 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.24 | 11.83 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 807 | 1687 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 455 | 335 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.1% | 5.1% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.2% | 11.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.7% | 83.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 15.0% | 19.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 6.5% | 7.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 60.3% | 14.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 18.6% | 3.3% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 4.0% | 0.6% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.4% | 0.4% | 1.5% |