| | Kings Mountain, NC | Hawley, PA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,497 | $23,257 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,933 | $21,175 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,241 | $13,082 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.22 | 11.54 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 600 | 373 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 288 | 256 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 5.7% | 2.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 9.8% | 8.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 84.5% | 88.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 19.5% | 24.7% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.0% | 7.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 16.3% | 19.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.5% | 5.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.8% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.1% | 0.0% | 1.5% |