| | Mobile, AL | Pittsburg, KS | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,769 | $12,957 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,969 | $11,837 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,527 | $7,791 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 21.04 | 15.32 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 579 | 337 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 450 | 330 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.1% | 4.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.3% | 4.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 89.6% | 91.2% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 21.1% | 21.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.0% | 8.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 30.2% | 31.2% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 7.6% | 9.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.5% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.1% | 2.1% | 1.5% |