| | Light Oak, NC | Claremont, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,497 | $10,003 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,933 | $9,282 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,241 | $5,893 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.22 | 15.09 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 600 | 717 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 288 | 287 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 12.5% | 1.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 31.0% | 7.6% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 56.6% | 91.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 1.5% | 20.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 16.8% | 14.2% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 1.8% | 21.2% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 0.0% | 4.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.5% |