| | Van Wert, OH | Battle Creek, MI | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,308 | $13,157 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,918 | $11,533 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,752 | $6,737 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.11 | 16.34 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 792 | 1009 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 336 | 542 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.6% | 2.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.1% | 7.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 90.3% | 89.9% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 21.0% | 25.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 9.6% | 8.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 17.2% | 21.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 6.5% | 6.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.5% |