| | Escanaba, MI | Malibu, CA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $11,255 | $17,429 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,429 | $14,374 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,498 | $8,492 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 17.53 | 21.86 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 590 | 6565 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 2268 | 380 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.0% | 0.7% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.6% | 1.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 89.4% | 97.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 25.2% | 16.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 15.5% | 5.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 16.5% | 67.9% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.1% | 13.9% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.5% | 9.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.3% | 5.2% | 1.5% |