| | Spirit Lake, IA | Salida, CO | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $18,642 | $27,828 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,377 | $12,225 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,657 | $6,780 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.58 | 13.82 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 493 | 561 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 434 | 229 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.1% | 3.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.2% | 4.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.6% | 91.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 26.3% | 14.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 12.4% | 10.6% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 28.2% | 44.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.5% | 11.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% |