| | Arvada, CO | Goodland, KS | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $13,308 | $14,731 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,223 | $12,531 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,923 | $8,334 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 16.28 | 14.33 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 657 | 315 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 233 | 315 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.3% | 4.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.3% | 8.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.4% | 87.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 19.3% | 24.8% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.1% | 17.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 45.4% | 14.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 13.2% | 5.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.8% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% |