| | Water Valley, MS | Novinger, MO | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $11,871 | $11,379 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,280 | $10,472 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,053 | $6,544 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.77 | 11.71 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 563 | 626 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 735 | 318 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 4.5% | 5.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 9.7% | 10.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 85.8% | 84.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 19.8% | 26.2% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.6% | 6.9% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 15.1% | 6.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 2.3% | 4.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.7% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1.5% |