| | Castle Rock, CO | Palisade, CO | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,699 | $15,132 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,748 | $11,210 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,132 | $5,929 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 17.62 | 16.31 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 914 | 669 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 279 | 250 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.9% | 1.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.9% | 10.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.2% | 87.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 22.0% | 29.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.5% | 4.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 52.0% | 28.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 12.9% | 6.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.5% |