| | Sweeny, TX | Zapata, TX | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,921 | $11,593 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,822 | $10,155 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,886 | $5,673 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.05 | 14.36 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 881 | 650 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 393 | 251 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 9.8% | 16.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 7.7% | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 82.5% | 79.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 25.3% | 18.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.6% | 10.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 18.9% | 10.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 0.1% | 0.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.6% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |