| | Cockeysville, MD | Iowa City, IA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $16,935 | $17,755 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,996 | $11,983 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,409 | $7,669 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.46 | 13.88 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 633 | 500 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 312 | 398 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.0% | 1.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.4% | 1.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 93.7% | 97.2% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 17.2% | 16.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.5% | 7.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 51.1% | 59.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 12.2% | 17.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 4.5% | 5.1% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.0% | 8.0% | 1.5% |