| | Bessemer City, NC | Kings Mountain, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,935 | $10,497 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,096 | $9,933 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,639 | $6,241 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.64 | 15.22 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 654 | 600 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 313 | 288 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 7.2% | 5.7% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 15.9% | 9.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 76.9% | 84.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 22.0% | 19.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.7% | 10.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 10.0% | 16.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.4% | 3.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.0% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.5% |