| | Mills River, NC | Livonia, NY | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $11,848 | $24,865 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,399 | $21,001 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,164 | $13,075 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.29 | 9.94 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 709 | 278 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 354 | 236 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.5% | 0.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 6.4% | 1.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 93.0% | 98.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 16.7% | 23.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.5% | 18.9% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 42.8% | 29.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 12.9% | 10.7% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.5% | 1.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.5% |