| | Cottage Grove, MN | Alexandria, MN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $15,416 | $14,339 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,957 | $11,497 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,735 | $7,855 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 21.36 | 14.91 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 952 | 758 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 702 | 828 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.7% | 1.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.0% | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.3% | 93.9% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 20.5% | 19.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 12.9% | 15.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 39.8% | 27.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 8.8% | 5.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.8% | 1.6% | 1.5% |