| | Mount Holly, NC | Lackawanna, NY | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,935 | $23,413 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,096 | $19,132 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,639 | $12,129 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.64 | 11.41 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 654 | 868 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 313 | 319 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.6% | 5.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.6% | 9.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 91.7% | 85.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 23.5% | 21.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.3% | 12.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 35.2% | 19.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 9.5% | 5.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.2% | 0.3% | 1.5% |