| | Bessemer City, NC | Murfreesboro, TN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,935 | $10,496 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,096 | $9,489 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,639 | $6,193 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.64 | 15.82 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 654 | 617 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 313 | 787 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 7.2% | 2.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 15.9% | 4.1% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 76.9% | 93.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 22.0% | 22.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.7% | 8.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 10.0% | 41.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.4% | 9.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.0% | 1.4% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.2% | 2.6% | 1.5% |