| | Bowdle, SD | Beulah, ND | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $13,878 | $13,568 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,443 | $11,557 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,474 | $6,196 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 10.55 | 13.53 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1089 | 228 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 308 | 294 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 4.2% | 3.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.4% | 5.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.4% | 90.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 19.9% | 21.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 9.8% | 17.9% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 19.2% | 20.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 7.3% | 4.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.5% |