| | Salt Lake City, UT | Minneapolis, MN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,932 | $19,300 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $8,558 | $14,406 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,182 | $9,461 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 21.58 | 16.07 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 2191 | 753 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 543 | 533 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 4.4% | 5.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.5% | 4.1% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 91.1% | 90.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 17.9% | 16.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 6.7% | 7.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 49.8% | 52.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 13.4% | 14.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 4.6% | 3.9% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.5% | 2.5% | 1.5% |