| | Upper Marlboro, MD | Thornton, CO | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $17,603 | $14,840 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $15,913 | $11,298 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $9,718 | $6,182 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.89 | 18.67 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1155 | 1004 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 338 | 324 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 0.0% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.6% | 7.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.4% | 88.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 18.6% | 22.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 6.3% | 9.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 51.0% | 29.4% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 17.8% | 6.8% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 4.6% | 1.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.7% | 1.0% | 1.5% |