| | Cedar Falls, IA | Nashville, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $13,594 | $9,846 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,640 | $9,516 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,498 | $5,944 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14 | 16.59 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 694 | 828 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 361 | 385 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.9% | 2.1% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.5% | 2.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.6% | 95.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 18.5% | 31.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.7% | 18.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 48.7% | 28.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 13.3% | 7.9% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 4.0% | 0.6% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% |