| | Bay City, MI | Huntsville, AL | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,933 | $11,176 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,065 | $9,752 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,278 | $5,898 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.98 | 18.73 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 776 | 564 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 559 | 470 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.5% | 2.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 9.1% | 6.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 87.4% | 91.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 26.8% | 20.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 9.2% | 7.9% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 16.2% | 44.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.6% | 13.7% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.7% | 1.9% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.6% | 2.5% | 1.5% |