| | Amherst Town, MA | Stony Brook, NY | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $21,404 | $30,219 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $18,434 | $26,965 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $11,450 | $18,018 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 10.95 | 12.27 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 341 | 1114 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 364 | 356 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.5% | 0.1% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.1% | 0.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.4% | 99.2% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 9.3% | 9.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.3% | 7.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 70.8% | 67.2% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 27.1% | 23.8% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.7% | 4.6% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 17.6% | 9.1% | 1.5% |