| Index | Barneston | Nebraska | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Barneston | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.0% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.3% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.8% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.8% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.0% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 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 Barneston. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Barneston, NE schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Barneston, NE, an average of 90.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Odell, NE | 389 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Lewiston, NE | 42 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Wymore, NE | 1,422 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Blue Springs, NE | 276 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Marysville, KS | 3,386 | 28% | 41.1% |
| Barneston, NE | 117 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Brussels, IL | 117 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Scottsburg, VA | 117 | 83% | 72.4% |
| Snelling, CA | 117 | 40% | 16.7% |
| McCool, MS | 118 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Bartlett, NE | 118 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Barneston, NE | 117 | n/a |