| | Wantagh, NY | Ridgewood, NJ | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $31,321 | $24,891 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $27,824 | $20,950 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $18,368 | $12,557 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 12.06 | 12.45 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 979 | 931 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 358 | 304 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.2% | 1.3% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 1.9% | 1.0% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.9% | 97.7% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 15.6% | 5.6% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.0% | 3.7% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 51.2% | 78.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 19.5% | 24.8% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.1% | 7.1% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.0% | 4.8% | 1.5% |