| | Middlebury, VT | Gering, NE | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $23,727 | $13,232 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $21,844 | $11,762 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $12,396 | $7,472 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 12.81 | 14.83 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 253 | 320 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 171 | 354 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.6% | 3.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.7% | 5.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.7% | 91.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 15.2% | 24.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 3.7% | 11.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 53.6% | 28.2% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 14.2% | 5.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 3.3% | 2.6% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 9.9% | 0.5% | 1.5% |