| | Lansing, NC | Penn Yan, NY | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $11,850 | $30,798 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,272 | $23,634 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,747 | $15,284 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.31 | 8.77 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 554 | 974 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 264 | 189 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 7.8% | 8.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 23.3% | 5.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 68.9% | 85.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 15.0% | 17.0% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 13.3% | 10.9% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 3.3% | 21.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 0.6% | 7.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.0% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.7% | 0.4% | 1.5% |