| | Houghton Lake, MI | Scottsboro, AL | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $13,274 | $11,485 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,435 | $10,497 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,512 | $5,634 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 16.29 | 18.88 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 772 | 449 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 579 | 382 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.5% | 2.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 10.5% | 9.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 89.0% | 87.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 26.7% | 19.2% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 12.2% | 11.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 12.7% | 22.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.4% | 6.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 4.1% | 1.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.5% |