| | Manistee township, MI | Burlington, VT | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,088 | $22,565 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,422 | $20,332 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,619 | $12,451 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 17.4 | 12.58 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 29155 | 296 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 833 | 230 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.9% | 2.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.5% | 4.6% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 88.7% | 93.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 27.9% | 13.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 7.5% | 6.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 17.6% | 57.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 1.4% | 15.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.4% | 4.3% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.5% | 3.6% | 1.5% |