| | Lake Station, IN | Michigan City, IN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $13,054 | $13,673 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,391 | $10,939 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,605 | $6,185 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 16.99 | 14.98 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 435 | 891 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 674 | 736 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 6.7% | 2.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 14.7% | 8.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 78.7% | 88.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 18.0% | 22.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 3.9% | 8.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 8.3% | 16.9% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 2.5% | 4.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.3% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% |