| Index | Palisade | Nebraska | National |
| Average Test Scores | 40% | 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 | Palisade | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.0% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.3% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 56.3% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 32.5% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.9% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.8% | 9.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Palisade. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Palisade, NE schools is 40%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Palisade, NE, an average of 86.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Culbertson, NE | 497 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Trenton, NE | 532 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Stratton, NE | 338 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Hayes Center, NE | 262 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Wauneta, NE | 751 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Palisade, NE | 366 | 40% | 16.7% |
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| Calamus, IA | 366 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Clarksburg, CA | 366 | 44% | 9.0% |
| Belview, MN | 366 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Nehalem, OR | 366 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Brewster, KS | 366 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Palisade, NE | 366 | 40% | 16.7% |
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