| | Bentonia, MS | Braxton, MS | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,599 | $10,427 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,783 | $9,631 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $4,974 | $5,085 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.93 | 13.84 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 520 | 675 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 298 | 393 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 7.0% | 4.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 17.6% | 42.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 75.4% | 53.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 14.0% | 23.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 4.5% | 3.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 15.4% | 7.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 5.3% | 1.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |