| | North Smithfield, RI | McDonough, NY | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $18,605 | $28,271 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $16,362 | $23,348 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,362 | $14,167 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.35 | 11.02 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 913 | 428 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 390 | 205 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.5% | 2.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.3% | 14.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 92.2% | 83.2% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 21.4% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 13.0% | 5.6% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 29.4% | 11.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 8.0% | 3.8% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.5% |