| | Walnut Cove, NC | Madison, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,940 | $10,052 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,375 | $9,536 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,059 | $5,751 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.87 | 15.52 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 293 | 602 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 241 | 325 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.2% | 6.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.3% | 9.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 92.5% | 84.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 25.5% | 26.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 13.6% | 11.6% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 12.1% | 17.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.0% | 4.7% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.4% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.5% |