| | Silver City, NM | Yreka, CA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $16,327 | $14,860 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $12,728 | $13,777 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,911 | $8,059 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.84 | 17.68 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 889 | 19076 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 273 | 600 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.1% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 8.6% | 9.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 88.3% | 86.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 25.6% | 27.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 7.0% | 13.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 27.6% | 20.8% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 9.0% | 3.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.3% | 1.4% | 1.5% |