| | Schiller Park, IL | Muscle Shoals, AL | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $21,907 | $12,980 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $18,508 | $11,290 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $11,567 | $6,369 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.97 | 16.04 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1480 | 551 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 481 | 484 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 10.0% | 2.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 7.0% | 7.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 83.0% | 89.9% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 21.8% | 28.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.3% | 10.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 28.2% | 19.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.5% | 4.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.6% | 1.5% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% |