| | Big Sky, MT | Melbourne, FL | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $15,164 | $10,715 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,384 | $9,148 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,018 | $5,574 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.33 | 16.35 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 400 | 838 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 309 | 397 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.0% | 2.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.2% | 5.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.8% | 92.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 18.3% | 22.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.1% | 11.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 60.4% | 31.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 15.3% | 8.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 3.6% | 1.5% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.5% |