| Index | Cape Coral | Florida | National |
| Average Test Scores | 58% | 49% | 49% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 18:1 | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 13 | 3,388 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 10 | 1,640 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 2 | 466 | 7,963 |
| Index | Cape Coral | Florida | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.6% | 84.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 54.6% | 58.0% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 32.2% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 22.1% | 27.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.3% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.7% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 13 public schools, 10 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools in Cape Coral. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cape Coral, FL schools is 58%. The average student to teacher ratio is 18:1. In Cape Coral, FL, an average of 86.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.0% have completed high school.
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sanibel, FL | 7,044 | 87% | 77% |
| Pine Island Center, FL | 1,737 | 75% | 51% |
| Three Oaks, FL | 3,959 | 68% | 38% |
| Cypress Lake, FL | 11,656 | 64% | 30% |
| Fort Myers Beach, FL | 6,801 | 64% | 29% |
| Cape Coral, FL | 170,063 | 58% | 17% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Vancouver, WA | 169,982 | 41% | 17% |
| Ontario, CA | 169,389 | 27% | 46% |
| Jackson, MS | 172,039 | 18% | 63% |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 167,884 | 47% | 4% |
| Santa Rosa, CA | 173,165 | 37% | 24% |
| Cape Coral, FL | 170,063 | 58% | 17% |
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