| | Carlyle, IL | Thorsby, AL | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,966 | $9,179 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,956 | $8,781 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,533 | $5,379 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.81 | 19.39 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1278 | 702 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 852 | 386 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.4% | 9.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.0% | 13.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 93.6% | 76.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 16.3% | 19.7% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 12.1% | 14.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 28.4% | 13.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.3% | 3.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.3% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |