| Index | DeLand Southwest | Florida | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 3,388 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,640 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 466 | 7,963 |
| Index | DeLand Southwest | Florida | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 74.4% | 84.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 72.8% | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.7% | 58.0% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.9% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.2% | 27.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.1% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in DeLand Southwest. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for DeLand Southwest, FL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In DeLand Southwest, FL, an average of 74.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 72.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| DeBary, FL | 21,053 | 65% | 35.9% |
| Lake Helen, FL | 2,787 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Orange City, FL | 12,232 | 52% | 8.1% |
| DeLand, FL | 33,620 | 50% | 4.4% |
| Deltona, FL | 91,847 | 50% | 3.6% |
| DeLand Southwest, FL | 1,372 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| St. Francis, KS | 1,371 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Big Pine, CA | 1,373 | 25% | 48.4% |
| Lynchburg, OH | 1,371 | 74% | 53.8% |
| Waldoboro, ME | 1,371 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Thermal, CA | 1,371 | 21% | 55.7% |
| DeLand Southwest, FL | 1,372 | n/a |
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