| Index | Dwight | Nebraska | National |
| Average Test Scores | 50% | 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 | Dwight | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 95.1% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 94.4% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 50.3% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.2% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.8% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.9% | 9.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.4% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Dwight. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dwight, NE schools is 50%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dwight, NE, an average of 95.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 94.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Seward, NE | 7,363 | 71% | 47.6% |
| Malcolm, NE | 436 | 71% | 47.4% |
| David City, NE | 2,933 | 63% | 31.8% |
| Brainard, NE | 430 | 56% | 16.7% |
| Valparaiso, NE | 573 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Dwight, NE | 228 | 50% | 4.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bath, NC | 228 | 52% | 7.3% |
| Elbert, CO | 228 | 24% | 50.5% |
| Adrian, OR | 228 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Wilmot, WI | 228 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Roseland, NE | 228 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Dwight, NE | 228 | 50% | 4.2% |