| Index | Gothenburg | Nebraska | National | 
| Average Test Scores | 53% | 53% | 48% | 
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 | 
| Total public schools | 5 | 780 | 79,221 | 
| Total private schools | 1 | 182 | 24,874 | 
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 56 | 7,963 | 

 
				
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				| Index | Gothenburg | Nebraska | National | 
| Completed 8th grade | 86.4% | 88.4% | 84.3% | 
| Completed high school | 85.1% | 87.2% | 83.0% | 
| Completed some college | 59.1% | 63.7% | 59.4% | 
| Completed associate degree | 34.2% | 40.1% | 38.5% | 
| Completed bachelors | 22.9% | 30.0% | 30.3% | 
| Completed masters | 7.6% | 9.9% | 11.5% | 
| Completed professional degree | 1.9% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 
There are a total of 5 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Gothenburg. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Gothenburg, NE schools is 53%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Gothenburg, NE, an average of 86.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. | 
| Brady, NE | 505 | 45% | 6.3% | 
| Cozad, NE | 3,776 | 40% | 16.0% | 
| Gothenburg, NE | 3,469 | 53% | 10.4% | 
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. | 
| Cuthbert, GA | 3,470 | 17% | 64.9% | 
| Rochester, PA | 3,468 | 44% | 8.7% | 
| Mount Pleasant, UT | 3,471 | 48% | = 100 | 
| Marianna, AR | 3,472 | 15% | 69.3% | 
| Ticonderoga, NY | 3,466 | 54% | 12.8% | 
| Gothenburg, NE | 3,469 | 53% | 10.4% |