| | Oil City, LA | Texarkana, AR | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $13,010 | $13,395 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,934 | $10,501 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,679 | $5,755 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 22.24 | 12.02 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 489 | 512 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 342 | 291 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.2% | 4.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 16.9% | 8.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 79.8% | 87.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 34.4% | 27.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 2.1% | 6.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 7.5% | 18.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 2.4% | 5.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.3% | 1.1% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.5% |