| | Sultan, WA | Cohoes, NY | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $17,718 | $26,020 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,748 | $20,333 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,118 | $13,104 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 18.91 | 12.64 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1564 | 777 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 420 | 248 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.9% | 1.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 10.4% | 7.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 86.7% | 90.6% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 22.8% | 16.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 6.4% | 18.9% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 15.5% | 25.0% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 2.0% | 5.7% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.5% | 0.9% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.5% |