| | Cloquet, MN | Payson, AZ | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,772 | $12,891 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,879 | $11,337 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,108 | $5,591 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.3 | 17.99 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 623 | 2207 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 378 | 787 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.1% | 1.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.3% | 5.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 93.5% | 92.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 26.4% | 31.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 13.6% | 10.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 22.3% | 24.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.9% | 7.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.6% | 1.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.7% | 1.3% | 1.5% |