| Index | Nevada City | California | National |
| Average Test Scores | 63% | 53% | 68% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 18:1 | 20:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 14 | 8,308 | 79,235 |
| Total private schools | 4 | 3,438 | 24,875 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 1,085 | 7,965 |
| Index | Nevada City | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 94.2% | 80.6% | 83.8% |
| Completed high school | 94.1% | 79.3% | 82.4% |
| Completed some college | 85.6% | 60.8% | 58.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 56.8% | 38.8% | 37.2% |
| Completed bachelors | 48.0% | 31.0% | 29.3% |
| Completed masters | 16.8% | 11.4% | 11.0% |
| Completed professional degree | 4.8% | 3.8% | 3.2% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Alta, CA | 369 | 67% | 2% |
| Dobbins, CA | 658 | 54% | 20% |
| Camptonville, CA | 150 | 54% | 21% |
| Grass Valley, CA | 12,861 | 54% | 21% |
| Penn Valley, CA | 1,599 | 51% | 25% |
| Nevada City, CA | 3,051 | 63% | 8% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| East Syracuse, NY | 3,051 | 65% | 5% |
| Lodi, WI | 3,050 | 83% | 21% |
| Verona, MS | 3,052 | 29% | 58% |
| Bushnell, IL | 3,049 | 75% | 10% |
| Orwigsburg, PA | 3,053 | 83% | 22% |
| Nevada City, CA | 3,051 | 63% | 8% |