| | Golden Valley, MN | Jacksonville, TX | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $19,300 | $11,981 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,406 | $10,385 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,461 | $6,492 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 16.07 | 12.96 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 753 | 1364 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 533 | 360 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.6% | 18.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.3% | 13.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.1% | 68.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 17.4% | 17.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 6.0% | 6.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 60.5% | 22.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 16.1% | 7.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 5.7% | 0.6% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.8% | 1.0% | 1.5% |