| | Damascus, MD | North Adams, MA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $19,736 | $23,370 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $16,697 | $20,206 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $10,703 | $12,441 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.63 | 10.3 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 490 | 397 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 292 | 370 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.6% | 6.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.3% | 6.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.1% | 87.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 21.7% | 21.0% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.1% | 7.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 49.9% | 24.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 19.5% | 8.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.0% | 0.6% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% |