| | Detroit Lakes, MN | Waterloo, IA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $19,629 | $13,594 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,259 | $11,640 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,788 | $7,498 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.72 | 14 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 750 | 694 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 506 | 361 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.8% | 4.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.6% | 6.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 92.7% | 89.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 25.9% | 23.0% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 13.3% | 10.2% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 29.7% | 22.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 6.8% | 4.7% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 3.0% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.5% |