| | Tamaqua, PA | Liberty, KY | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $17,094 | $12,455 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,224 | $10,879 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,682 | $6,380 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.3 | 14.85 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1002 | 367 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 441 | 315 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.0% | 14.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.8% | 16.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 89.2% | 69.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 18.2% | 12.0% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.9% | 4.9% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 17.8% | 13.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 2.3% | 4.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.5% |