| | Burnsville, MN | Spirit Lake, IA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $16,289 | $18,642 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,783 | $10,377 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,532 | $6,657 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.83 | 14.58 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 930 | 493 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 573 | 434 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 4.5% | 0.1% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.5% | 5.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 92.0% | 94.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 21.7% | 26.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.5% | 12.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 38.3% | 28.2% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 9.1% | 3.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.5% |