| | Meadow Vista, CA | Columbia, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $15,501 | $16,038 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,263 | $15,623 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,990 | $8,392 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 21.76 | 10.39 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 18057 | 0 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 676 | 176 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.5% | 10.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.9% | 14.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.7% | 75.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 29.4% | 27.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.9% | 4.9% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 39.4% | 12.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 11.2% | 4.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 4.5% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.5% |