| Index | Southwest | West Palm Beach | Florida |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 50% | 55% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 27:1 | 17:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 53 | 3,388 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 17 | 1,640 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 10 | 466 |
| Index | Southwest | West Palm Beach | Florida |
| Completed 8th grade | 62.7% | 83.1% | 84.0% |
| Completed high school | 60.7% | 82.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 33.4% | 59.5% | 58.0% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.0% | 41.5% | 37.4% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.2% | 32.9% | 27.9% |
| Completed masters | 4.5% | 12.3% | 10.0% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 4.5% | 3.1% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Palm Beach, FL | 8,776 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Wellington, FL | 64,990 | 74% | 54.5% |
| North Palm Beach, FL | 13,090 | 72% | 49.0% |
| The Acreage, FL | 39,863 | 71% | 46.9% |
| Loxahatchee Groves, FL | 3,557 | 69% | 43.8% |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 111,006 | 50% | 3.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Everett, WA | 110,840 | 54% | 13.4% |
| Pompano Beach, FL | 111,202 | 43% | 10.2% |
| Miami Gardens, FL | 110,767 | 47% | 2.8% |
| Downey, CA | 111,263 | 45% | 5.9% |
| Lowell, MA | 111,311 | 40% | 17.5% |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 111,006 | 50% | 3.8% |
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