| | New Castle Northwest, PA | Shanksville, PA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $17,561 | $17,600 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $15,241 | $15,219 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,929 | $9,166 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.26 | 12.06 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 631 | 666 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 455 | 303 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.7% | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.4% | 5.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.9% | 88.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 10.2% | 8.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 18.5% | 17.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 27.8% | 11.9% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.7% | 0.7% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% |