| | Rice Lake, WI | Ferndale, CA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,949 | $15,703 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,813 | $13,439 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,638 | $7,929 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 12.59 | 18.88 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 430 | 7043 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 357 | 659 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.5% | 1.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.7% | 4.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 92.8% | 93.8% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 21.9% | 39.5% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.9% | 6.9% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 23.5% | 26.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.1% | 7.7% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.3% | 3.4% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.5% |