| | Grass Valley, CA | Cottonwood, AZ | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $22,261 | $9,873 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,261 | $8,836 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,309 | $4,986 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 18.97 | 18.54 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 8402 | 3367 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 433 | 869 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.6% | 3.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.9% | 6.1% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 92.5% | 90.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 33.8% | 30.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.0% | 6.9% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 27.8% | 22.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 8.7% | 4.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.0% | 0.9% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.4% | 0.5% | 1.5% |