| Index | Isle of Palms | South Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Isle of Palms | South Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 98.1% | 83.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 98.1% | 81.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 89.7% | 56.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 72.3% | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 69.6% | 26.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 26.7% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 8.1% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Isle of Palms. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Isle of Palms, SC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Isle of Palms, SC, an average of 98.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 98.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 91,527 | 78% | 62.2% |
| Sullivan's Island, SC | 2,226 | 76% | 57.3% |
| Hanahan, SC | 26,450 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Goose Creek, SC | 44,214 | 48% | 0.2% |
| Charleston, SC | 142,427 | 48% | 0.6% |
| Isle of Palms, SC | 4,493 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Aubrey, TX | 4,493 | 54% | 12.8% |
| Harrogate, TN | 4,494 | 30% | 37.2% |
| Jourdanton, TX | 4,494 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Hampden, ME | 4,495 | 57% | 19.1% |
| Holt, AL | 4,495 | 20% | 59.4% |
| Isle of Palms, SC | 4,493 | n/a |