| | Homewood, IL | Salinas, CA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $21,907 | $15,375 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $18,508 | $13,156 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $11,567 | $7,645 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.97 | 21.73 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1480 | 28952 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 481 | 526 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.4% | 26.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.6% | 11.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.0% | 62.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 23.1% | 16.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 9.4% | 7.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 42.9% | 15.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 13.6% | 3.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.7% | 0.9% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.5% |