| | Billings, MT | Great Bend, KS | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,246 | $14,734 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,951 | $13,983 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,827 | $9,488 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.34 | 12.83 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 463 | 447 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 303 | 693 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.3% | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.6% | 9.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.1% | 84.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 23.7% | 22.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.6% | 10.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 36.6% | 20.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 7.4% | 2.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.8% | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.7% | 0.4% | 1.5% |