| | Osage, IA | Grinnell, IA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $15,012 | $15,655 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,297 | $11,470 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,451 | $7,195 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.12 | 13.46 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 379 | 319 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 313 | 277 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.7% | 4.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.3% | 2.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.0% | 94.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 20.0% | 15.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 16.1% | 7.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 22.5% | 40.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.5% | 12.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.2% | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.8% | 4.4% | 1.5% |