| | Rockford, IA | Ashdown, AR | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $14,393 | $11,767 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,994 | $9,629 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,621 | $4,950 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.68 | 10.44 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 452 | 326 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 332 | 299 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.6% | 1.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 6.0% | 4.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 92.4% | 94.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 25.0% | 25.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 17.9% | 10.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 20.6% | 16.2% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 2.8% | 3.4% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.0% | 0.6% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.5% |