| | Mountlake Terrace, WA | Deer Lodge, MT | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $17,718 | $15,175 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,748 | $14,350 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,118 | $8,532 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 18.91 | 12.09 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1564 | 299 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 420 | 590 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.6% | 0.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.5% | 5.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 93.9% | 93.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 23.2% | 24.2% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.9% | 7.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 38.6% | 22.5% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 10.6% | 6.8% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.5% |