| | Cottage Grove, WI | Shawano, WI | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $17,641 | $17,060 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $13,473 | $12,677 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,988 | $7,474 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.2 | 12.96 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 434 | 796 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 415 | 292 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.3% | 1.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.9% | 6.1% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.8% | 92.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 11.9% | 23.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 12.7% | 13.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 55.4% | 14.5% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 15.3% | 4.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.9% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.0% | 0.2% | 1.5% |