| | Tolar, TX | Carlyle, IL | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $11,047 | $12,966 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,651 | $11,956 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,957 | $7,533 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.23 | 14.81 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1553 | 1278 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 450 | 852 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 7.0% | 1.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.3% | 5.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 90.7% | 93.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 34.3% | 16.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 4.7% | 12.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 30.5% | 28.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.2% | 3.3% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1.5% |