| | Butte-Silver Bow, MT | Madera, CA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,950 | $16,999 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,891 | $12,354 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,296 | $7,031 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.56 | 21.55 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 462 | 7231 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 370 | 439 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.8% | 26.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.4% | 13.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 93.8% | 59.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 23.0% | 21.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.3% | 5.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 28.1% | 11.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 7.1% | 2.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% |