| | Muscle Shoals, AL | Batesville, AR | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,980 | $10,286 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,290 | $9,088 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,369 | $4,947 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 16.04 | 12.28 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 551 | 544 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 484 | 350 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.6% | 5.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 7.5% | 8.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 89.9% | 85.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 28.4% | 21.7% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.8% | 9.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 19.0% | 22.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.0% | 4.7% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.5% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.5% |