| | Hidden Valley Lake, CA | Lafayette CDP (Madison County), OH | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,698 | $12,220 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,596 | $11,236 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,084 | $6,689 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 21.89 | 17.88 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 0 | 816 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 603 | 414 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.4% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.4% | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.2% | 100.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 24.7% | 12.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 14.8% | 0.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 27.1% | 20.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.1% | 7.8% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.5% | 6.9% | 1.5% |