| | Bar Harbor, ME | Portsmouth, NH | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $19,932 | $22,056 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $17,349 | $19,034 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,877 | $12,039 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 9.85 | 11.7 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 482 | 333 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 309 | 210 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.8% | 1.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.0% | 1.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.2% | 97.2% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 16.3% | 12.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 9.1% | 5.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 53.4% | 62.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 13.4% | 17.9% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 5.0% | 2.9% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 9.1% | 2.5% | 1.5% |