| | Rainbow City, AL | Cosby, TN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,618 | $10,056 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,828 | $9,402 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,730 | $5,640 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 17.85 | 14.56 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 476 | 556 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 374 | 345 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.5% | 2.1% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.1% | 8.6% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 89.3% | 89.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 18.3% | 14.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 13.7% | 7.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 5.7% | 8.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.1% | 0.0% | 1.5% |