| | Gillette, WY | Cold Bay, AK | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $17,500 | $42,120 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $15,945 | $40,645 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,876 | $19,171 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.4 | 7.67 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 235 | 104 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 333 | 0 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.2% | 2.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 92.7% | 97.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 26.1% | 19.0% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.5% | 15.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 20.7% | 57.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 7.0% | 26.2% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.9% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.5% |