| Index | Dunbar | 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 | Dunbar | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.2% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.1% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.2% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 14.6% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.0% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.4% | 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 Dunbar. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dunbar, NE schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dunbar, NE, an average of 79.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Elmwood, NE | 715 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Syracuse, NE | 2,120 | 67% | 39.9% |
| Cook, NE | 365 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Weeping Water, NE | 1,032 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Nebraska City, NE | 7,516 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Dunbar, NE | 238 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Murdock, MN | 238 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Raymond, NE | 238 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Spangle, WA | 238 | 66% | 38.0% |
| Carney, MI | 237 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Granada, MN | 237 | 39% | 19.1% |
| Dunbar, NE | 238 | n/a |