| | Champaign, IL | Hattiesburg, MS | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $20,461 | $12,213 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $15,342 | $10,237 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,155 | $5,846 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.42 | 13.06 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 662 | 595 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 486 | 460 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.6% | 3.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.3% | 8.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.1% | 88.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 18.0% | 23.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 7.2% | 9.2% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 51.9% | 34.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 19.1% | 10.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 4.2% | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 8.1% | 2.1% | 1.5% |