| Index | Shell Point | 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 | Shell Point | South Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 95.4% | 83.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 94.1% | 81.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 58.5% | 56.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 35.2% | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 29.4% | 26.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 16.0% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 5.5% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Shell Point. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Shell Point, SC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Shell Point, SC, an average of 95.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 94.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bluffton, SC | 23,896 | 59% | 22.6% |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | 41,077 | 57% | 18.2% |
| Beaufort, SC | 13,805 | 47% | 2.8% |
| Port Royal, SC | 13,654 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Ridgeland, SC | 4,013 | 29% | 39.2% |
| Shell Point, SC | 3,074 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Providence, KY | 3,074 | 47% | 2.1% |
| East Douglas, MA | 3,073 | 57% | 19.4% |
| East Prairie, MO | 3,072 | 34% | 28.8% |
| Stanton, TX | 3,072 | 41% | 14.2% |
| Hennessey, OK | 3,072 | 33% | 30.9% |
| Shell Point, SC | 3,074 | n/a |