| | Lenoir, NC | Talking Rock, GA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $11,122 | $16,561 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,768 | $12,575 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,349 | $7,378 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.32 | 13.54 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 682 | 294 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 324 | 458 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 7.1% | 6.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 9.5% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 83.4% | 83.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 24.0% | 24.7% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 9.3% | 4.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 16.7% | 23.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 2.8% | 0.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.9% | 2.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.5% |