| | Garden City, NY | Jefferson City, TN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $31,321 | $9,593 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $27,824 | $8,794 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $18,368 | $5,322 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 12.06 | 15.88 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 979 | 538 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 358 | 389 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.8% | 8.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.7% | 7.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.5% | 84.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 7.5% | 15.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.1% | 5.6% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 73.8% | 26.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 20.2% | 5.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 12.4% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 4.0% | 1.7% | 1.5% |