| | Elm Creek, NE | Minden, NE | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,793 | $21,286 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,639 | $14,843 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,639 | $8,624 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.27 | 11.55 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 346 | 266 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 413 | 323 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.3% | 7.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.8% | 1.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.9% | 90.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 31.3% | 26.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.5% | 10.6% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 25.1% | 20.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.1% | 3.8% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.9% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.5% |