| | Melrose, IA | Donalsonville, GA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $13,093 | $13,950 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,520 | $13,281 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,833 | $7,887 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.87 | 12.8 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1003 | 377 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 376 | 440 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.6% | 4.7% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.8% | 8.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 93.7% | 86.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 17.5% | 28.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 21.4% | 11.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 5.6% | 7.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 0.0% | 2.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.5% |