| | Prior Lake, MN | Chanhassen, MN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $16,898 | $14,472 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,057 | $11,873 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,322 | $7,704 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 18.22 | 16.96 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 833 | 786 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 770 | 460 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.6% | 0.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.0% | 1.1% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 97.4% | 98.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 20.1% | 15.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 13.3% | 9.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 50.3% | 63.9% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 10.2% | 15.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.7% | 4.5% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1.5% |