| Index | Longboat Key | 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 | Longboat Key | Florida | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 95.8% | 84.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 94.9% | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 85.0% | 58.0% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 68.1% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 63.1% | 27.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 30.3% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 13.6% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 4.6% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Longboat Key. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Longboat Key, FL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Longboat Key, FL, an average of 95.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 94.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Osprey, FL | 6,218 | 99% | 106.3% |
| Holmes Beach, FL | 4,276 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Sarasota, FL | 57,787 | 64% | 32.9% |
| Bradenton, FL | 57,346 | 50% | 3.3% |
| Palmetto, FL | 13,678 | 49% | 1.1% |
| Longboat Key, FL | 7,299 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Northport, NY | 7,297 | 76% | 58.5% |
| Devils Lake, ND | 7,302 | 48% | 0.6% |
| Carneys Point, NJ | 7,302 | 35% | 27.1% |
| West Concord, MA | 7,294 | 81% | 67.7% |
| Lacombe, LA | 7,294 | 76% | 57.8% |
| Longboat Key, FL | 7,299 | n/a |
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