| | Ellwood City, PA | Damascus, MD | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $17,561 | $19,736 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $15,241 | $16,697 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,929 | $10,703 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.26 | 13.63 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 631 | 490 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 455 | 292 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.7% | 1.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 7.2% | 3.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 91.2% | 95.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 17.0% | 21.7% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.1% | 5.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 18.6% | 49.9% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.4% | 19.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.3% | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.6% | 2.3% | 1.5% |