| | Niles, MI | Lyons, GA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $13,052 | $11,781 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,328 | $10,563 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,450 | $6,541 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 18.28 | 14.18 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 835 | 416 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 582 | 524 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.3% | 9.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.6% | 8.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 89.1% | 81.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 30.6% | 18.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.1% | 15.9% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 17.1% | 13.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 5.1% | 5.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.6% | 1.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.5% |