| | Commerce, GA | Brent, AL | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,402 | $11,525 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,715 | $10,203 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,923 | $5,580 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.4 | 17.63 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 673 | 410 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 534 | 362 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 6.3% | 9.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 10.2% | 22.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 83.5% | 67.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 13.4% | 13.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 6.9% | 1.6% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 20.2% | 8.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.5% | 3.8% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.3% | 0.5% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.5% |