| Index | Laurel | Nebraska | National |
| Average Test Scores | 52% | 53% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 780 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 182 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 56 | 7,963 |
| Index | Laurel | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.5% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.2% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 61.7% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 36.3% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 25.5% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.8% | 9.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.7% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Laurel. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Laurel, NE schools is 52%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Laurel, NE, an average of 92.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wayne, NE | 5,603 | 59% | 22.6% |
| Randolph, NE | 1,084 | 59% | 21.9% |
| Wakefield, NE | 1,375 | 58% | 21.4% |
| Hartington, NE | 1,522 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Coleridge, NE | 451 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Laurel, NE | 1,027 | 52% | 8.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Beach, ND | 1,027 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Spring City, UT | 1,027 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Lowell, OR | 1,027 | 40% | 16.4% |
| Boulder, MT | 1,027 | 43% | 10.4% |
| Belgrade, MN | 1,027 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Laurel, NE | 1,027 | 52% | 8.9% |
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