| | Arkansas City, KS | Concordia, KS | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $15,335 | $17,915 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,147 | $16,925 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,471 | $11,294 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 12.51 | 10.4 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 368 | 262 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 456 | 202 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.3% | 3.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.8% | 2.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 90.9% | 94.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 22.8% | 24.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.6% | 14.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 21.4% | 22.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 7.1% | 9.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.6% | 0.4% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.8% | 0.9% | 1.5% |