| | Royal Oak, MI | Silver Spring, MD | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $15,188 | $19,736 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,595 | $16,697 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,754 | $10,703 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 17.02 | 13.63 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 809 | 490 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 537 | 292 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.1% | 8.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.6% | 5.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.3% | 86.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 15.2% | 10.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 7.3% | 4.2% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 60.1% | 58.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 16.7% | 20.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 4.8% | 6.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.0% | 6.1% | 1.5% |