| Index | Gordon | Nebraska | National |
| Average Test Scores | 50% | 53% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 9:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 8 | 780 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 182 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 56 | 7,963 |

| Index | Gordon | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.3% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.9% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 62.1% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 35.8% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 21.9% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.4% | 9.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.5% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 8 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Gordon. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Gordon, NE schools is 50%. The average student to teacher ratio is 9:1. In Gordon, NE, an average of 88.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rushville, NE | 919 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Gordon, NE | 1,833 | 50% | 3.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Douglass, KS | 1,833 | 31% | 36.5% |
| Red Boiling Springs, TN | 1,833 | 28% | 42.0% |
| Rogue River, OR | 1,834 | 33% | 32.3% |
| Kershaw, SC | 1,834 | 52% | 8.5% |
| Scotland Neck, NC | 1,832 | 17% | 64.6% |
| Gordon, NE | 1,833 | 50% | 3.6% |