| | Chapel Hill, NC | Cashiers, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $15,548 | $11,932 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,405 | $11,177 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,885 | $6,332 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.09 | 13.85 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 543 | 678 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 280 | 231 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.3% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.7% | 4.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.0% | 95.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 7.6% | 6.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 3.8% | 0.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 78.5% | 43.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 23.8% | 2.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 10.4% | 3.9% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 13.7% | 0.0% | 1.5% |