| | Kentucky, KS | Appalachia, VA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,204 | $10,826 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $13,199 | $10,343 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,612 | $6,580 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.6 | 12.51 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 288 | 1922 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 291 | 288 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.5% | 5.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.6% | 9.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.9% | 85.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 24.1% | 31.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.1% | 15.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 23.3% | 8.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.8% | 2.7% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.8% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |