| | Saline, MI | River Forest, IL | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $16,020 | $21,907 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $13,455 | $18,508 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,754 | $11,567 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.17 | 13.97 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 647 | 1480 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 503 | 481 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.1% | 1.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.9% | 0.1% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.9% | 98.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 15.8% | 9.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.9% | 3.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 54.7% | 79.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 22.1% | 26.3% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.6% | 13.9% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 4.5% | 3.5% | 1.5% |