| | Athens, AL | Atmore, AL | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $9,932 | $11,596 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,000 | $10,772 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,899 | $6,098 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 30.91 | 19.87 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 882 | 413 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 588 | 413 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 4.9% | 6.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 7.1% | 21.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 88.0% | 71.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 22.1% | 12.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.2% | 2.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 29.2% | 9.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 6.3% | 3.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.0% | 0.4% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.5% |