| Index | Emerson | Nebraska | National |
| Average Test Scores | 49% | 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 |


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| Index | Emerson | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.4% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.4% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.6% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.9% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.9% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.0% | 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 Emerson. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Emerson, NE schools is 49%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Emerson, NE, an average of 88.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pender, NE | 1,247 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Wayne, NE | 5,769 | 59% | 22.6% |
| Wakefield, NE | 1,426 | 58% | 21.4% |
| Homer, NE | 423 | 51% | 5.7% |
| Allen, NE | 414 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Emerson, NE | 927 | 49% | 1.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rosendale, WI | 927 | 58% | 21.2% |
| Chateaugay, NY | 927 | 51% | 5.7% |
| Vienna, MO | 927 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Richfield, NC | 927 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Sharpsville, IN | 926 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Emerson, NE | 927 | 49% | 1.0% |