| | Melrose, MA | Cascade, ID | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $23,560 | $13,010 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $19,196 | $12,041 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $12,141 | $6,924 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 11.99 | 14.63 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 354 | 788 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 331 | 619 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.8% | 1.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.0% | 10.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.2% | 87.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 11.2% | 21.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 7.0% | 10.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 61.9% | 28.5% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 19.9% | 2.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 3.5% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 4.7% | 1.2% | 1.5% |