| | Surfside Beach, TX | Newport Beach, CA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,921 | $15,277 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,822 | $12,911 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,886 | $8,037 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.05 | 23.21 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 881 | 16383 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 393 | 595 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.7% | 0.7% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 6.1% | 1.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 92.2% | 97.9% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 30.2% | 15.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 4.9% | 6.6% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 33.4% | 67.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 8.0% | 16.9% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 3.6% | 9.1% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.0% | 2.6% | 1.5% |