| | Big Sandy, TN | Pelzer, SC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $11,847 | $13,600 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,467 | $10,481 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,565 | $5,778 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 11.9 | 15.13 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 383 | 576 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 351 | 358 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 5.7% | 6.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.4% | 17.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 85.9% | 76.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 16.2% | 13.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.1% | 3.6% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 12.1% | 24.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 1.7% | 20.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |