| | Muscatine, IA | Calhoun, GA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,492 | $11,167 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,243 | $10,500 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,172 | $6,209 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.8 | 15.95 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1008 | 757 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 394 | 543 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.8% | 15.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.5% | 13.1% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 87.7% | 71.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 19.1% | 18.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 12.0% | 5.2% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 20.3% | 17.5% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.3% | 5.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.5% | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.5% |