| | Sammamish, WA | Lawrence, KS | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $20,069 | $13,289 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,996 | $11,316 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,846 | $6,995 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 18.53 | 13.77 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 989 | 397 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 455 | 539 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.1% | 0.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.3% | 2.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.5% | 96.2% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 10.9% | 17.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.3% | 6.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 76.0% | 55.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 28.3% | 17.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.5% | 5.7% | 1.5% |