| | Clear Lake, SD | Pipestone, MN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,233 | $17,073 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,898 | $12,074 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,705 | $7,612 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.97 | 14.09 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 744 | 355 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 279 | 770 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 6.1% | 3.7% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.6% | 4.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 90.3% | 92.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 24.2% | 21.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.6% | 9.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 25.5% | 23.5% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.2% | 3.9% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.1% | 2.3% | 1.5% |