| | Big Sky, MT | Whitefish, MT | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $15,164 | $13,617 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,384 | $10,502 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,018 | $6,491 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.33 | 14.83 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 400 | 429 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 309 | 337 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.2% | 2.1% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.8% | 97.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 18.3% | 18.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.1% | 4.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 60.4% | 54.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 15.3% | 10.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 3.6% | 3.5% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.5% |