| | Oak Lawn, IL | Gulfport, MS | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $21,907 | $11,501 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $18,508 | $9,480 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $11,567 | $5,535 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.97 | 15.5 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1480 | 601 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 481 | 577 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 5.6% | 2.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.3% | 9.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 89.0% | 87.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 20.4% | 22.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.8% | 12.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 32.1% | 22.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 8.6% | 5.7% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.5% |