| | Palmer, AK | Pahoa, HI | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $15,230 | $17,751 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,494 | $16,564 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,979 | $9,806 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 19.44 | 14.4 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 812 | 1232 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 448 | 268 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.6% | 1.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.7% | 5.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 92.7% | 93.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 26.1% | 16.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 7.9% | 9.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 22.3% | 21.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 5.8% | 1.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.9% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.5% |