| | Palm Springs, CA | Reston, VA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $15,296 | $17,573 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,853 | $16,085 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,941 | $10,083 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 23.36 | 13.52 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 24953 | 671 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 526 | 273 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.6% | 2.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 92.3% | 95.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 24.3% | 11.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 7.9% | 4.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 43.0% | 71.2% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 11.8% | 27.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 4.3% | 4.2% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.2% | 4.2% | 1.5% |