| | Orange Beach, AL | Urbandale, IA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,984 | $14,293 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,640 | $11,894 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,183 | $7,373 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 17.73 | 15.53 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 601 | 799 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 388 | 362 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.1% | 2.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.7% | 1.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.3% | 95.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 21.8% | 17.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.8% | 9.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 44.8% | 50.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 10.1% | 11.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 3.0% | 4.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.5% |