This table compares in 1850 the numbers of students and teachers in schools in both counties. The 1860 census did not capture similar data. Augusta's investment in schools and education fell far below Franklin's in every category, except private academies.
| Augusta | Franklin | |
| No. public schools | 23 | 177 |
| No. teachers public schools | 23 | 177 |
| No. students public schools | 745 | 8,579 |
| Total annual funding public schools | $1,423 | $19,764 |
| No. academies | 7 | 7 |
| No. teachers academies | 18 | 13 |
| No. students academies | 226 | 174 |
| Total annual funding academies | $210 | $3,574 |
| No. persons attending school | 939 | 9,386 |
U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census [1850]. Population of the United States in 1850, Compiled from the Original Returns of the Seventh Census. Washington, D. C., 1854.
