| | Fairview Heights, IL | Union City, TN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $17,142 | $11,175 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $15,271 | $9,570 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,545 | $5,717 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.97 | 13.08 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 2351 | 518 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 636 | 424 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.2% | 6.7% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 6.0% | 12.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 92.8% | 81.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 25.0% | 19.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.5% | 5.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 33.1% | 16.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 12.8% | 3.9% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.3% | 2.1% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.5% |