| Index | Staplehurst | Nebraska | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Staplehurst | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.1% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.8% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 52.9% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 29.1% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.5% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.7% | 9.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.2% | 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 Staplehurst. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Staplehurst, NE schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Staplehurst, NE, an average of 90.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Seward, NE | 7,363 | 71% | 47.6% |
| Milford, NE | 2,496 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Brainard, NE | 430 | 56% | 16.7% |
| Dwight, NE | 228 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Utica, NE | 1,090 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Staplehurst, NE | 331 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Callao, MO | 331 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Shaktoolik, AK | 331 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Montezuma Creek, UT | 332 | 15% | 69.8% |
| Medora, IL | 330 | 33% | 32.3% |
| Optima, OK | 330 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Staplehurst, NE | 331 | n/a |