| | St. Cloud, FL | Portales, NM | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,416 | $13,386 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $8,872 | $12,347 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,422 | $7,273 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 20.12 | 13.51 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1317 | 800 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 454 | 322 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.0% | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.4% | 9.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 88.7% | 84.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 21.1% | 23.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 12.9% | 6.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 24.4% | 25.5% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.9% | 7.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.7% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.5% |