| | Bangor, ME | Heart Butte, MT | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $16,173 | $17,985 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,036 | $15,897 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,270 | $7,808 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 12.22 | 12.52 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 365 | 317 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 297 | 237 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.3% | 0.7% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.8% | 15.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.8% | 84.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 18.4% | 30.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.6% | 16.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 37.1% | 10.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 10.3% | 4.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.5% | 0.4% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.7% | 0.0% | 1.5% |