| | Cold Spring, MN | Loudon, TN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $15,893 | $9,818 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,837 | $9,120 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,680 | $5,728 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.3 | 14.77 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 740 | 553 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 478 | 456 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 5.4% | 13.1% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.4% | 13.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 90.2% | 73.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 25.6% | 17.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.9% | 7.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 25.1% | 14.2% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 7.2% | 3.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.4% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.5% |