| | Houghton, NY | Muskegon, MI | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $31,173 | $14,247 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $23,705 | $11,376 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $14,443 | $6,666 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 10.12 | 16.85 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 390 | 871 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 269 | 634 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.6% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.1% | 8.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.3% | 86.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 9.6% | 23.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 2.5% | 10.9% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 70.6% | 14.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 26.1% | 2.9% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.4% | 0.5% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 9.4% | 0.1% | 1.5% |