| | Marquette, MI | DeKalb, IL | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,275 | $16,963 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,178 | $14,985 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,169 | $8,982 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 16.5 | 13.35 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 753 | 2379 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 495 | 537 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.5% | 4.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.0% | 5.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.5% | 90.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 17.2% | 21.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.4% | 9.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 46.1% | 35.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 10.2% | 11.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1.5% |