| | Maryville, TN | Ripon, CA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $10,979 | $14,344 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,323 | $12,386 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,714 | $7,464 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.35 | 22.88 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 631 | 23436 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 516 | 566 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.4% | 4.1% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.4% | 4.6% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 93.2% | 91.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 19.6% | 33.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 9.3% | 9.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 36.1% | 25.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 10.9% | 7.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 3.0% | 1.1% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.5% |