| | Eden Prairie, MN | South St. Paul, MN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $19,300 | $16,289 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,406 | $12,783 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,461 | $8,532 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 16.07 | 15.83 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 753 | 930 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 533 | 573 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.0% | 2.7% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.2% | 5.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.8% | 91.9% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 13.6% | 22.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.5% | 13.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 64.6% | 28.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 17.8% | 6.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 4.3% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.0% | 1.1% | 1.5% |