| | Chaffee, MO | Charleston, MO | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $9,919 | $12,507 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,287 | $10,270 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,408 | $5,813 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 12.76 | 11.95 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 690 | 733 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 258 | 386 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 5.9% | 8.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.3% | 10.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 88.9% | 81.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 29.4% | 13.2% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.8% | 5.9% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 17.4% | 9.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 6.7% | 3.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.5% |