| | Glade Spring, VA | Catawba, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $11,401 | $10,003 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,049 | $9,282 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,004 | $5,893 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 11.69 | 15.09 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 449 | 717 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 374 | 287 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 5.7% | 8.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.3% | 13.6% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 89.1% | 78.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 23.6% | 28.7% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.1% | 10.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 28.3% | 5.2% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 8.3% | 1.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.3% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% |