| Index | Tarpon River | Fort Lauderdale | Florida |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 48% | 55% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 17:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 43 | 3,388 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 36 | 1,640 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 21 | 466 |
| Index | Tarpon River | Fort Lauderdale | Florida |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.4% | 84.1% | 84.0% |
| Completed high school | 93.1% | 82.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 76.8% | 61.5% | 58.0% |
| Completed associate degree | 58.0% | 43.6% | 37.4% |
| Completed bachelors | 45.5% | 34.9% | 27.9% |
| Completed masters | 17.9% | 12.9% | 10.0% |
| Completed professional degree | 6.3% | 4.8% | 3.1% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Aventura, FL | 37,515 | 89% | 83.9% |
| Parkland, FL | 28,354 | 80% | 65.5% |
| Sunny Isles Beach, FL | 21,937 | 79% | 63.1% |
| Cooper City, FL | 34,364 | 77% | 59.3% |
| Southwest Ranches, FL | 7,745 | 76% | 58.3% |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 175,153 | 48% | 0.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Chattanooga, TN | 175,462 | 31% | 36.5% |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 175,652 | 57% | 17.5% |
| Jackson, MS | 172,039 | 27% | 43.3% |
| Providence, RI | 178,851 | 20% | 58.4% |
| Cape Coral, FL | 170,063 | 61% | 27.7% |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 175,153 | 48% | 0.4% |
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