| Index | Nemaha | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 69% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,101 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 208 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |

| Index | Nemaha | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.4% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 73.6% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 35.8% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 9.4% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.7% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Nemaha. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Nemaha, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Nemaha, IA, an average of 77.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 73.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lake View, IA | 966 | 80% | 66.7% |
| Odebolt, IA | 894 | 75% | 56.8% |
| Early, IA | 772 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Newell, IA | 871 | 66% | 38.2% |
| Alta, IA | 2,046 | 66% | 37.5% |
| Nemaha, IA | 135 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Nauvoo, AL | 135 | 44% | 8.3% |
| Wisdom, MT | 135 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Delaware, NJ | 135 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Driftwood, TX | 134 | 25% | 47.9% |
| McKittrick, CA | 136 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Nemaha, IA | 135 | n/a |