| Index | Hayes Center | Nebraska | National |
| Average Test Scores | 45% | 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 | Hayes Center | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.3% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.5% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 61.3% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.8% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.8% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.4% | 9.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 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 Hayes Center. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hayes Center, NE schools is 45%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Hayes Center, NE, an average of 83.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Palisade, NE | 380 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Hayes Center, NE | 270 | 45% | 6.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Abercrombie, ND | 270 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Harrisonburg, LA | 270 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Jet, OK | 270 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Fenton, LA | 270 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Greasy, OK | 270 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Hayes Center, NE | 270 | 45% | 6.3% |