| | Hoquiam, WA | Billings, MT | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $16,625 | $14,246 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,528 | $10,951 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,732 | $6,827 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 16.8 | 15.34 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 4258 | 463 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 424 | 303 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.5% | 1.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 6.5% | 3.6% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 93.0% | 95.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 26.3% | 23.7% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 13.2% | 8.6% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 17.3% | 36.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.1% | 7.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.0% | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.5% |