| | Tacoma, WA | Spring Lake, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $18,363 | $10,111 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,056 | $9,614 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,966 | $6,015 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 18.68 | 14.14 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1139 | 557 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 441 | 307 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 4.1% | 1.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.7% | 4.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 90.2% | 93.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 23.3% | 29.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.3% | 12.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 31.3% | 27.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 8.1% | 6.8% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.3% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.5% |