| Index | South Daytona | Florida | National |
| Average Test Scores | 42% | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 3,388 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 1,640 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 466 | 7,963 |
| Index | South Daytona | Florida | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.7% | 84.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.6% | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.0% | 58.0% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.1% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.3% | 27.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.1% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, 1 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in South Daytona. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for South Daytona, FL schools is 42%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In South Daytona, FL, an average of 84.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Port Orange, FL | 63,815 | 64% | 33.9% |
| Lake Helen, FL | 2,787 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Ormond Beach, FL | 43,245 | 61% | 26.8% |
| New Smyrna Beach, FL | 27,207 | 59% | 22.0% |
| Edgewater, FL | 23,710 | 58% | 20.3% |
| South Daytona, FL | 13,098 | 42% | 12.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Coatesville, PA | 13,096 | 33% | 31.7% |
| Connersville, IN | 13,096 | 43% | 9.6% |
| Sharon, PA | 13,101 | 42% | 13.1% |
| Worthington, MN | 13,093 | 38% | 21.9% |
| North Palm Beach, FL | 13,090 | 72% | 49.0% |
| South Daytona, FL | 13,098 | 42% | 12.5% |
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