| | Grain Valley, MO | Pleasant Valley, MO | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,246 | $14,017 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,022 | $11,314 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,352 | $6,286 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.19 | 13.82 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 881 | 675 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 424 | 379 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.3% | 3.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.7% | 4.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.0% | 92.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 24.4% | 31.0% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.2% | 6.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 26.3% | 17.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 7.6% | 3.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.7% | 0.1% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.5% |