| | Abilene, KS | Port Townsend, WA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $13,389 | $17,479 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,000 | $15,176 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,464 | $8,489 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.15 | 16.84 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 365 | 875 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 315 | 360 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.9% | 0.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.4% | 1.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 91.7% | 98.2% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 23.9% | 22.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.2% | 7.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 27.8% | 51.9% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 5.4% | 17.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.4% | 4.6% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.9% | 2.8% | 1.5% |