| | Wheatland, MO | Wayland, IA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,929 | $12,844 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,929 | $10,956 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,536 | $7,244 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 12.64 | 12.58 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 381 | 366 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 401 | 524 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.0% | 0.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 7.0% | 1.6% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 93.0% | 97.9% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 45.3% | 32.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.5% | 5.6% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 7.0% | 19.5% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 0.0% | 6.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% |