| | Fairhope, AL | Garden City, NY | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,984 | $31,321 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,640 | $27,824 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,183 | $18,368 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 17.73 | 12.06 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 601 | 979 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 388 | 358 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.6% | 0.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.2% | 2.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.2% | 96.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 20.3% | 7.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.0% | 5.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 54.0% | 73.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 16.6% | 20.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 4.8% | 12.4% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.1% | 4.0% | 1.5% |