| | Houston, TX | Forest City, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,825 | $11,121 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,139 | $10,462 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,942 | $6,242 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.82 | 14.29 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1470 | 508 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 473 | 281 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 12.3% | 5.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.2% | 10.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 79.5% | 84.2% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 17.2% | 31.0% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 6.0% | 7.2% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 34.7% | 15.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 9.1% | 4.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 3.0% | 0.6% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.8% | 1.3% | 1.5% |