| | Clifton Park, NY | Forest Lake, MN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $22,706 | $15,416 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $18,880 | $11,957 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $11,993 | $7,735 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 12.47 | 21.36 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 797 | 952 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 360 | 702 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.5% | 1.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.6% | 3.6% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.9% | 95.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 12.6% | 22.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.3% | 11.2% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 59.2% | 36.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 21.6% | 9.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 3.9% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.6% | 1.3% | 1.5% |