| Index | Bancroft | Nebraska | National |
| Average Test Scores | 47% | 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 | Bancroft | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.1% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 92.8% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 60.3% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 29.8% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.1% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.0% | 9.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 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 Bancroft. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bancroft, NE schools is 47%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bancroft, NE, an average of 93.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 92.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pender, NE | 1,247 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Oakland, NE | 1,636 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Lyons, NE | 788 | 55% | 13.5% |
| West Point, NE | 3,382 | 53% | 10.1% |
| Walthill, NE | 942 | 15% | 69.3% |
| Bancroft, NE | 491 | 47% | 2.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Morven, NC | 491 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Moran, KS | 491 | 23% | 51.6% |
| Lodge Grass, MT | 491 | 12% | 75.7% |
| Turtle Lake, ND | 491 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Canal Point, FL | 491 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Bancroft, NE | 491 | 47% | 2.1% |