| | Ruidoso, NM | Broken Bow, OK | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,803 | $10,961 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,715 | $10,166 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,018 | $6,027 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.81 | 14.75 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 758 | 249 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 351 | 334 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 4.5% | 7.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 6.2% | 8.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 89.3% | 83.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 26.3% | 17.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 12.4% | 2.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 28.9% | 12.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 7.0% | 3.3% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.2% | 0.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.5% |