| | Fountain, CO | Grandy, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,529 | $10,481 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,295 | $10,187 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,663 | $6,016 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 17.06 | 15.26 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 621 | 743 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 274 | 399 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.3% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.8% | 8.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.0% | 87.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 30.6% | 27.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 12.2% | 9.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 30.7% | 21.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 7.0% | 3.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1.5% |