| | Discovery Bay, CA | Methuen Town, MA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $15,192 | $20,221 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,448 | $17,386 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,565 | $10,919 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 22.21 | 12.04 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 7518 | 530 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 584 | 355 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.3% | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.0% | 5.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.8% | 88.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 28.5% | 20.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 12.7% | 9.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 32.2% | 30.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 7.8% | 8.9% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% |