| Index | Ponca | Nebraska | National | 
| Average Test Scores | 73% | 53% | 48% | 
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 | 
| Total public schools | 2 | 780 | 79,221 | 
| Total private schools | n/a | 182 | 24,874 | 
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 56 | 7,963 | 

 
				
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				| Index | Ponca | Nebraska | National | 
| Completed 8th grade | 90.5% | 88.4% | 84.3% | 
| Completed high school | 87.6% | 87.2% | 83.0% | 
| Completed some college | 53.1% | 63.7% | 59.4% | 
| Completed associate degree | 30.7% | 40.1% | 38.5% | 
| Completed bachelors | 20.8% | 30.0% | 30.3% | 
| Completed masters | 8.0% | 9.9% | 11.5% | 
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ponca. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ponca, NE schools is 73%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Ponca, NE, an average of 90.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. | 
| Elk Point, SD | 2,102 | 62% | 29.5% | 
| North Sioux City, SD | 2,868 | 60% | 25.5% | 
| Dakota City, NE | 2,249 | 55% | 13.5% | 
| Allen, NE | 405 | 45% | 6.3% | 
| Ponca, NE | 942 | 73% | 52.6% | 
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. | 
| Treynor, IA | 942 | 86% | 79.9% | 
| Princeton, IA | 942 | 85% | 76.0% | 
| Lumpkin, GA | 942 | 32% | 33.0% | 
| Carrizozo, NM | 942 | 26% | 46.2% | 
| Dawson, TX | 943 | 37% | 22.9% | 
| Ponca, NE | 942 | 73% | 52.6% |