| | Mountain Home, AR | Melrose, NM | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $9,820 | $11,183 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,288 | $10,318 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,418 | $5,966 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.12 | 17.73 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 646 | 953 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 413 | 858 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.3% | 17.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.2% | 9.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 89.5% | 72.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 24.1% | 28.0% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 12.8% | 10.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 21.4% | 8.2% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.0% | 2.9% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |