| Index | Spalding | Nebraska | National |
| Average Test Scores | 63% | 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 | Spalding | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 94.8% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 94.8% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.6% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 32.8% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.1% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.9% | 9.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.8% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Spalding. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Spalding, NE schools is 63%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Spalding, NE, an average of 94.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 94.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cedar Rapids, NE | 601 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Petersburg, NE | 465 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Bartlett, NE | 118 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Greeley Center, NE | 442 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Spalding, NE | 432 | 63% | 30.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lynd, MN | 432 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Sobieski, WI | 432 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Grover Hill, OH | 432 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Grandfalls, TX | 433 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Pescadero, CA | 431 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Spalding, NE | 432 | 63% | 30.2% |