| | Mount Airy, NC | Marion, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $11,955 | $13,298 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,262 | $10,895 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,201 | $6,998 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.93 | 13.96 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 836 | 537 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 358 | 296 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 7.6% | 7.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.1% | 16.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 84.3% | 75.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 27.7% | 19.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 7.8% | 9.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 25.2% | 16.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 8.6% | 3.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.6% | 0.6% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.8% | 0.1% | 1.5% |