| | Lake City, FL | Houston, TX | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $9,618 | $12,825 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,204 | $10,139 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,373 | $5,942 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 17.79 | 15.82 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 763 | 1470 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 473 | 473 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.3% | 12.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 6.0% | 8.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 92.7% | 79.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 24.0% | 17.2% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 6.7% | 6.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 24.1% | 34.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 6.0% | 9.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.3% | 3.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.5% |