| | Beech Mountain, NC | Monterey, TN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $11,275 | $9,417 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,619 | $8,869 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,728 | $5,432 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 11.79 | 15.48 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 969 | 499 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 269 | 444 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.0% | 19.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.0% | 8.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.9% | 71.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 29.1% | 15.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 9.0% | 7.9% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 45.9% | 5.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 12.1% | 1.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 5.1% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.1% | 0.3% | 1.5% |