| | Sylacauga, AL | Orick, CA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $11,717 | $15,703 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,319 | $13,439 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,571 | $7,929 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 21.02 | 18.88 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 424 | 7043 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 394 | 659 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 10.6% | 4.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 85.1% | 90.9% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 28.9% | 24.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 9.2% | 4.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 17.3% | 13.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 5.1% | 1.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.7% | 1.4% | 1.5% |