| | Highland Lakes, AL | Birmingham, AL | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $11,218 | $13,194 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,243 | $11,144 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,021 | $6,493 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 18.51 | 19.32 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 860 | 547 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 548 | 417 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.5% | 3.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.2% | 9.1% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.3% | 87.9% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 11.7% | 22.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 3.9% | 8.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 74.1% | 28.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 15.6% | 6.8% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 5.0% | 2.9% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1.5% |