| | Maple Valley, WA | Sparta, TN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $20,069 | $11,214 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,996 | $8,937 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,846 | $5,757 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 18.53 | 14.73 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 989 | 548 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 455 | 384 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.4% | 6.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.5% | 9.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.1% | 84.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 24.1% | 20.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.9% | 5.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 42.4% | 15.5% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 11.9% | 3.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.2% | 1.4% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.5% |