| | Apple Valley, MN | Signal Mountain, TN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $16,289 | $11,280 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,783 | $10,814 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,532 | $6,730 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.83 | 14.96 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 930 | 655 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 573 | 380 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.2% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.8% | 0.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.0% | 99.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 19.2% | 12.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.7% | 7.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 45.0% | 73.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 10.3% | 22.3% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.0% | 5.4% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.1% | 4.8% | 1.5% |