| | Cedar Rapids, IA | Yelm, WA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $16,072 | $17,104 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,730 | $13,853 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,206 | $8,162 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.7 | 18 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 442 | 1246 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 365 | 439 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.8% | 0.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.4% | 5.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 93.8% | 93.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 22.8% | 35.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 12.5% | 14.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 32.8% | 20.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 7.2% | 5.3% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.0% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.5% |