| | Decorah, IA | Sandy, UT | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,161 | $10,932 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,451 | $8,558 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,789 | $5,182 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.55 | 21.58 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 379 | 2191 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 430 | 543 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.9% | 1.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.2% | 3.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.9% | 95.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 17.4% | 24.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.1% | 8.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 44.2% | 44.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 12.6% | 11.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.4% | 2.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 6.1% | 1.4% | 1.5% |