| | Big Sandy, TX | Carthage, TX | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $16,220 | $13,547 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,162 | $10,656 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,730 | $6,610 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 11.73 | 13.79 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 684 | 639 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 480 | 605 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.2% | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 14.3% | 13.6% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 82.4% | 80.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 26.7% | 35.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 6.4% | 5.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 15.6% | 15.5% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 2.3% | 1.9% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.3% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.8% | 1.5% |