| | Crystal Lake, IL | Chapel Hill, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $18,892 | $15,548 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $16,554 | $12,405 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,697 | $7,885 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.74 | 13.09 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 913 | 543 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 578 | 280 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.2% | 1.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.4% | 1.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.4% | 97.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 23.4% | 7.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 9.2% | 3.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 40.5% | 78.5% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 10.2% | 23.8% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.1% | 10.4% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.5% | 13.7% | 1.5% |