| | Takoma Park, MD | Northbrook, IL | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $19,736 | $21,907 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $16,697 | $18,508 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $10,703 | $11,567 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.63 | 13.97 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 490 | 1480 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 292 | 481 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 7.0% | 1.0% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.2% | 0.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 88.8% | 98.2% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 9.4% | 11.2% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 5.7% | 4.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 58.7% | 71.9% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 23.5% | 23.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 6.7% | 10.1% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 6.4% | 4.4% | 1.5% |