| | Salt Lake City, UT | Box Elder, SD | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,932 | $10,333 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $8,558 | $9,859 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,182 | $5,774 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 21.58 | 15.14 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 2191 | 1044 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 543 | 407 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 4.4% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.5% | 5.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 91.1% | 94.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 17.9% | 20.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 6.7% | 15.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 49.8% | 33.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 13.4% | 8.3% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 4.6% | 0.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.5% | 0.1% | 1.5% |