| | Mountain City, TN | Columbus, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,475 | $12,456 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,020 | $11,794 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,735 | $7,300 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.67 | 11.91 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1138 | 518 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 828 | 252 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 11.6% | 5.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 16.0% | 6.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 72.3% | 87.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 17.4% | 24.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 6.1% | 14.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 9.8% | 26.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 1.1% | 5.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.5% |