| | Shenandoah, IA | Blanchard, OK | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,704 | $9,947 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,461 | $8,203 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,035 | $4,876 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.07 | 16.82 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 583 | 387 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 287 | 391 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.4% | 1.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 6.7% | 4.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 90.8% | 94.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 22.3% | 24.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.4% | 7.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 18.7% | 33.2% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.8% | 6.9% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.5% |