| | Melrose, MA | Harvard, MA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $23,560 | $19,742 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $19,196 | $16,667 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $12,141 | $10,582 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 11.99 | 12.69 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 354 | 464 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 331 | 379 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.8% | 1.1% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.0% | 3.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.2% | 96.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 11.2% | 15.0% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 7.0% | 4.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 61.9% | 63.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 19.9% | 20.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 3.5% | 4.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 4.7% | 3.9% | 1.5% |