| | Mission, KS | Carlsbad, NM | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $13,913 | $13,128 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,650 | $9,790 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,166 | $5,994 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.41 | 18.34 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 499 | 1253 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 409 | 1089 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.4% | 5.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.6% | 11.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 98.0% | 83.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 22.5% | 23.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 7.1% | 9.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 56.2% | 18.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 17.4% | 5.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 3.7% | 0.4% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.5% | 0.7% | 1.5% |