| | Maryland Heights, MO | Junction City, KS | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $13,953 | $17,678 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,967 | $12,278 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,927 | $7,184 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.01 | 11.03 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 632 | 259 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 276 | 591 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.4% | 3.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.5% | 4.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.2% | 92.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 18.4% | 31.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 7.6% | 12.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 51.3% | 22.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 17.9% | 6.8% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.9% | 0.5% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1.5% |