| | Valparaiso, IN | Golden Valley, NV | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,763 | $13,626 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $9,826 | $9,842 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,384 | $5,562 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.55 | 16.14 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 525 | 491 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 640 | 336 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.4% | 2.2% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.3% | 8.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.3% | 89.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 17.6% | 29.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.3% | 20.1% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 41.3% | 27.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 11.1% | 6.8% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.1% | 0.0% | 1.5% |