| | Rockwell City, IA | Clear Lake, IA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,409 | $14,096 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,558 | $12,699 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,429 | $8,379 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 11.93 | 13.42 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 421 | 993 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 307 | 335 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.1% | 3.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.6% | 3.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 93.3% | 93.2% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 26.4% | 19.2% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 9.0% | 12.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 10.9% | 31.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 1.9% | 5.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.6% | 4.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% |