| | Rapid Valley, SD | Ackley, IA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,333 | $14,387 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,859 | $11,437 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,774 | $7,234 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.14 | 12.76 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1044 | 660 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 407 | 309 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.2% | 4.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.3% | 5.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.5% | 90.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 29.1% | 23.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.1% | 12.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 22.0% | 19.5% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 5.3% | 3.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.0% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.5% |