| | Lake Elmo, MN | Pass Christian, MS | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $15,416 | $11,501 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,957 | $9,480 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,735 | $5,535 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 21.36 | 15.5 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 952 | 601 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 702 | 577 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.5% | 2.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.2% | 3.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.3% | 94.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 16.8% | 18.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.7% | 8.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 59.3% | 43.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 16.0% | 7.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 5.6% | 7.5% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% |