| | Valdese, NC | Garden, KS | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,084 | $13,038 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,380 | $11,625 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,831 | $7,019 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.72 | 12.79 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 526 | 478 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 377 | 520 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.7% | 17.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 10.1% | 13.6% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 86.2% | 68.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 16.6% | 21.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 26.7% | 16.2% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 12.1% | 3.9% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.5% |