| Index | Ponderay | Idaho | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 446 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 83 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 34 | 7,963 |

| Index | Ponderay | Idaho | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.9% | 85.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.3% | 84.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.2% | 62.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.9% | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.6% | 26.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.2% | 8.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ponderay. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ponderay, ID schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ponderay, ID, an average of 76.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Kootenai, ID | 1,088 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Hope, ID | 99 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Sandpoint, ID | 9,030 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Ponderay, ID | 1,241 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Anton, TX | 1,241 | 15% | 68.8% |
| Riner, VA | 1,241 | 85% | 76.7% |
| Fulton, TX | 1,241 | 37% | 24.0% |
| Wanatah, IN | 1,240 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Mount Gilead, NC | 1,240 | 34% | 28.5% |
| Ponderay, ID | 1,241 | n/a |