| | Lake Stevens, WA | Mount Vernon, WA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $17,718 | $18,071 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,748 | $15,430 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,118 | $9,303 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 18.91 | 17.62 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1564 | 1709 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 420 | 348 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.0% | 6.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.5% | 5.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.5% | 88.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 27.1% | 25.2% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.1% | 11.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 29.6% | 25.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 6.7% | 7.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.5% |