| | Fort Payne, AL | Resaca, GA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,053 | $11,167 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,566 | $10,500 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,759 | $6,209 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 17.42 | 15.95 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 591 | 757 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 433 | 543 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 11.1% | 14.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 10.7% | 17.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 78.3% | 67.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 19.3% | 16.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.9% | 4.2% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 18.6% | 6.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 7.2% | 3.3% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.4% | 0.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.5% |