| | Granite City, IL | Farmington, MO | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $13,939 | $11,136 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,569 | $9,027 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,302 | $5,186 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.21 | 14.02 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 5837 | 704 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 1054 | 392 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.9% | 4.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 6.8% | 9.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 89.3% | 86.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 28.4% | 23.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.8% | 10.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 14.2% | 14.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.3% | 4.3% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.6% | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.5% |