| | Sumner, WA | Terry, MT | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $18,363 | $17,455 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,056 | $16,813 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,966 | $10,037 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 18.68 | 10.7 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1139 | 333 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 441 | 159 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 3.7% | 5.7% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.5% | 3.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 90.7% | 91.1% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 24.3% | 19.7% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.2% | 8.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 25.8% | 33.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 4.9% | 16.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.7% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.1% | 0.0% | 1.5% |