| | Salmon, ID | Lamoni, IA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,135 | $13,330 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,762 | $12,106 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,171 | $7,191 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.72 | 14.02 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 805 | 447 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 502 | 529 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.7% | 1.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 9.5% | 8.1% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 87.8% | 90.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 32.3% | 15.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 6.9% | 6.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 18.5% | 50.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.7% | 23.7% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.6% | 2.1% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.3% | 6.9% | 1.5% |