| | Lake Forest, IL | Matthews, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $24,440 | $12,612 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $20,875 | $9,703 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $12,628 | $6,250 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.56 | 16.21 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1005 | 1149 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 592 | 307 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.5% | 1.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 0.4% | 3.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 99.1% | 95.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 10.3% | 18.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 3.0% | 7.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 81.0% | 55.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 25.4% | 12.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 12.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1.5% |