| | Oak Park, IL | Pigeon Forge, TN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $21,907 | $12,328 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $18,508 | $10,495 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $11,567 | $6,468 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.97 | 14.3 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1480 | 312 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 481 | 508 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.1% | 12.7% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.0% | 13.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.9% | 73.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 11.9% | 25.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 4.9% | 3.9% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 72.0% | 13.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 25.9% | 1.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 8.1% | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 5.1% | 0.0% | 1.5% |