| | El Cajon, CA | Rainbow City, AL | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $16,358 | $10,618 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $13,161 | $9,828 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,084 | $5,730 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 22.65 | 17.85 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 18744 | 476 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 513 | 374 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 8.4% | 2.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.8% | 8.1% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 85.8% | 89.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 25.4% | 18.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.2% | 13.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 23.5% | 26.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 5.4% | 5.7% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.9% | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.5% |