| | Silver City, NM | Siloam Springs, AR | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $16,327 | $12,785 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,728 | $9,788 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,911 | $5,621 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.84 | 15.49 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 889 | 514 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 273 | 393 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.1% | 8.9% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.6% | 6.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 88.3% | 84.2% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 25.6% | 23.0% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 7.0% | 5.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 27.6% | 24.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 9.0% | 5.3% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.3% | 0.6% | 1.5% |