| | Garden City, SC | Omaha, NE | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,505 | $14,596 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,111 | $11,673 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,721 | $7,312 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.61 | 15.12 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 501 | 415 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 357 | 372 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.7% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.1% | 4.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.2% | 90.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 28.3% | 22.0% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 9.4% | 7.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 21.2% | 38.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 6.1% | 9.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.5% |