| | Hastings, MN | Cloquet, MN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $16,289 | $14,772 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,783 | $11,879 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,532 | $8,108 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.83 | 15.3 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 930 | 623 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 573 | 378 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.4% | 2.1% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.1% | 4.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.5% | 93.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 26.2% | 26.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 13.1% | 13.6% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 28.0% | 22.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 6.6% | 3.9% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.0% | 2.6% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.5% |