| | Big Lake, TX | Mertzon, TX | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $74,552 | $65,590 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $16,564 | $16,159 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,838 | $9,115 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 9.69 | 10.44 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 812 | 0 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 209 | 167 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 4.7% | 8.7% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 10.7% | 7.6% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 84.6% | 83.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 20.4% | 34.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.0% | 8.6% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 14.1% | 20.2% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 5.5% | 1.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |