| | Great Bend, KS | El Dorado, KS | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,734 | $12,942 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $13,983 | $8,697 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,488 | $5,405 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 12.83 | 18.72 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 447 | 540 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 693 | 475 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 5.9% | 0.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 9.7% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 84.4% | 93.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 22.5% | 26.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.5% | 11.6% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 20.4% | 28.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 2.6% | 7.7% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.7% | 0.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.5% |