| | Lake City, MN | Harwich, MA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $16,872 | $24,285 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,944 | $20,730 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,202 | $12,927 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 16.78 | 10.6 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 401 | 323 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 552 | 329 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.6% | 0.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.9% | 0.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.5% | 98.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 18.9% | 18.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 12.3% | 9.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 32.0% | 44.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 8.6% | 16.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.5% |