| | Melrose, MN | Killeen, TX | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $15,893 | $14,352 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,837 | $9,453 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,680 | $5,758 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.3 | 15.6 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 740 | 465 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 478 | 342 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 5.6% | 3.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.1% | 5.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 89.3% | 91.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 22.3% | 31.7% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.4% | 12.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 13.5% | 21.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.7% | 5.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% |