| | West Plains, MO | Tuttle, OK | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $11,876 | $10,490 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,798 | $9,238 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,776 | $5,329 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 12.83 | 16.25 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 834 | 304 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 309 | 413 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.7% | 0.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 11.0% | 6.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 86.3% | 92.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 18.2% | 21.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.7% | 9.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 22.0% | 30.9% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 5.5% | 7.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.6% | 0.0% | 1.5% |