| | Blowing Rock, NC | Cortland, NY | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $11,275 | $26,248 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,619 | $22,379 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,728 | $14,833 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 11.79 | 10.68 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 969 | 506 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 269 | 367 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.6% | 4.7% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 0.3% | 5.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 98.1% | 89.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 11.8% | 23.7% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 14.0% | 10.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 60.7% | 27.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 20.3% | 8.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.5% | 1.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.7% | 2.4% | 1.5% |