| Index | Pawleys Island | South Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 59% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 932 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 369 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |
| Index | Pawleys Island | South Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 98.5% | 83.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 98.5% | 81.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 95.5% | 56.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 77.6% | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 67.2% | 26.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 25.4% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 9.0% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 7.5% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Pawleys Island. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pawleys Island, SC schools is 59%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Pawleys Island, SC, an average of 98.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 98.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Murrells Inlet, SC | 9,292 | 82% | 69.8% |
| Garden City, SC | 11,193 | 73% | 52.1% |
| Georgetown, SC | 8,884 | 36% | 25.3% |
| Pawleys Island, SC | 83 | 59% | 23.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Duffield, VA | 83 | 86% | 78.6% |
| Kilgore, NE | 83 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Pilot Point, AK | 83 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Orient, WA | 82 | 33% | 32.3% |
| Newburg, ND | 82 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Pawleys Island, SC | 83 | 59% | 23.8% |
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