| | Southern Pines, NC | Hillsborough, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,107 | $15,548 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,542 | $12,405 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,894 | $7,885 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.73 | 13.09 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 679 | 543 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 339 | 280 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.0% | 5.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 93.6% | 93.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 15.7% | 13.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.2% | 7.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 51.9% | 59.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 15.1% | 17.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 4.3% | 5.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.4% | 5.0% | 1.5% |