| Index | Fordyce | 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 | Fordyce | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.4% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.9% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 29.2% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 10.1% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 3.4% | 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 Fordyce. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fordyce, NE schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Fordyce, NE, an average of 85.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bloomfield, NE | 879 | 66% | 37.5% |
| Crofton, NE | 924 | 58% | 21.4% |
| Hartington, NE | 1,570 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Wausa, NE | 619 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Yankton, SD | 15,183 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Fordyce, NE | 222 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rye, CO | 222 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Hendrum, MN | 222 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Pecan Gap, TX | 222 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Nanwalek, AK | 221 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Port Murray, NJ | 223 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Fordyce, NE | 222 | n/a |