| | Fort Meade, MD | Elma, NY | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $17,686 | $23,413 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,577 | $19,132 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,256 | $12,129 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.83 | 11.41 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 427 | 868 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 324 | 319 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.9% | 0.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.4% | 2.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.8% | 97.2% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 27.6% | 16.2% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 12.5% | 12.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 41.8% | 43.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 16.5% | 15.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.0% | 3.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.5% |