| | Watertown, SD | Forest City, IA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,458 | $13,780 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,293 | $11,489 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,681 | $7,365 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.25 | 13.31 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1340 | 494 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 387 | 368 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.9% | 2.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 6.0% | 4.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 90.1% | 93.2% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 18.5% | 20.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 14.3% | 14.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 21.0% | 27.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.9% | 8.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.0% | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.5% |