| | Penfield, NY | Elephant Butte, NM | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $27,131 | $14,048 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $21,397 | $12,423 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $13,281 | $7,198 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 11.78 | 14.45 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 665 | 418 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 265 | 0 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.6% | 0.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.7% | 0.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.7% | 99.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 14.3% | 23.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.5% | 11.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 56.3% | 17.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 19.3% | 3.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 3.4% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.7% | 0.0% | 1.5% |