| | Garden Grove, CA | Lake Wylie, SC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $15,277 | $14,396 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,911 | $11,160 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,037 | $6,408 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 23.21 | 13.6 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 16383 | 575 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 595 | 313 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 13.8% | 0.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 10.9% | 0.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 75.3% | 98.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 20.2% | 19.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 7.5% | 16.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 23.0% | 46.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.9% | 13.3% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.2% | 2.5% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.5% |