| | Highlands, NC | Festus, MO | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $11,276 | $11,403 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,359 | $9,907 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,340 | $5,980 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.47 | 14.01 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 639 | 660 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 407 | 342 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.1% | 1.7% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.6% | 10.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.3% | 88.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 22.1% | 25.2% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.5% | 11.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 52.4% | 22.5% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 15.4% | 8.8% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 3.9% | 0.1% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 4.1% | 1.2% | 1.5% |