| | Southern Pines, NC | Whitehall, MI | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,107 | $14,247 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,542 | $11,376 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,894 | $6,666 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.73 | 16.85 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 679 | 871 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 339 | 634 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.4% | 0.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.0% | 3.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 93.6% | 95.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 15.7% | 32.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.2% | 7.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 51.9% | 29.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 15.1% | 6.8% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 4.3% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.4% | 0.4% | 1.5% |