| | Ocean Isle Beach, NC | Ashland, VA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,898 | $11,218 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,370 | $10,827 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,165 | $7,246 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 16.13 | 16.45 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 810 | 602 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 393 | 301 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.0% | 7.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 0.7% | 6.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.3% | 86.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 18.4% | 19.0% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.0% | 9.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 55.2% | 31.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 17.1% | 9.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.5% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.8% | 1.7% | 1.5% |