| | Harrisburg, SD | Aten, NE | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,083 | $18,804 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,028 | $16,467 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,588 | $9,873 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.96 | 10.96 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 559 | 179 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 359 | 346 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.0% | 100.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 19.1% | 68.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 14.3% | 0.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 40.5% | 0.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 8.3% | 0.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.5% |