| | Los Alamos, NM | Winston-Salem, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,772 | $10,533 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,511 | $9,824 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,126 | $6,505 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.9 | 14.86 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 927 | 516 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 412 | 347 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.1% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.3% | 7.1% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.6% | 88.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 13.2% | 20.7% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 6.2% | 7.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 69.0% | 34.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 24.3% | 9.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.2% | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 17.9% | 2.2% | 1.5% |