| | Mount Sinai, NY | Leland, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $30,219 | $12,898 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $26,965 | $10,370 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $18,018 | $6,165 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 12.27 | 16.13 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1114 | 810 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 356 | 393 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.1% | 1.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.9% | 2.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 93.0% | 96.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 14.4% | 20.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.4% | 13.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 49.0% | 39.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 17.0% | 10.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 5.7% | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1.5% |