| | Marquette, MI | Valdez, AK | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,275 | $23,914 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,178 | $20,943 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,169 | $11,195 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 16.5 | 12.5 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 753 | 0 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 495 | 1029 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.5% | 1.1% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.0% | 2.1% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.5% | 96.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 17.2% | 33.7% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.4% | 11.2% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 46.1% | 32.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 10.2% | 14.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1.5% |