| | Bottineau, ND | Houlton, ME | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $26,522 | $17,923 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $15,127 | $13,895 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,172 | $7,802 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 10.25 | 11.88 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 486 | 367 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 272 | 345 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.5% | 2.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.0% | 8.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.5% | 88.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 18.6% | 18.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 14.9% | 11.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 27.8% | 21.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.1% | 7.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.5% |