| Index | Ponca | Nebraska | National |
| Average Test Scores | 73% | 53% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 780 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 182 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 56 | 7,963 |
| Index | Ponca | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.5% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.6% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.1% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 30.7% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.8% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.0% | 9.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ponca. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ponca, NE schools is 73%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Ponca, NE, an average of 90.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Elk Point, SD | 2,102 | 62% | 29.5% |
| North Sioux City, SD | 2,868 | 60% | 25.5% |
| Dakota City, NE | 2,249 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Allen, NE | 405 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Ponca, NE | 942 | 73% | 52.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lumpkin, GA | 942 | 32% | 33.0% |
| Carrizozo, NM | 942 | 26% | 46.2% |
| Treynor, IA | 942 | 86% | 79.9% |
| Princeton, IA | 942 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Cannon Ball, ND | 943 | 15% | 68.8% |
| Ponca, NE | 942 | 73% | 52.6% |
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