| | Marquette, MI | Boulder, CO | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,275 | $16,153 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,178 | $12,130 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,169 | $6,939 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 16.5 | 17.11 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 753 | 619 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 495 | 213 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.5% | 1.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.0% | 1.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.5% | 96.9% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 17.2% | 10.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.4% | 3.6% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 46.1% | 76.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 10.2% | 25.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.2% | 5.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.4% | 9.0% | 1.5% |