| Index | Ulysses | 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 | Ulysses | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.2% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.2% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 49.7% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.1% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.2% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.4% | 9.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.7% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ulysses. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ulysses, NE schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ulysses, NE, an average of 78.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Seward, NE | 7,363 | 71% | 47.6% |
| David City, NE | 2,933 | 63% | 31.8% |
| Brainard, NE | 430 | 56% | 16.7% |
| Shelby, NE | 741 | 54% | 12.2% |
| Dwight, NE | 228 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Ulysses, NE | 166 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Beatrice, AL | 166 | 17% | 64.6% |
| Starbuck, WA | 166 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Mullin, TX | 166 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Jordan Valley, OR | 166 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Mount Eaton, OH | 166 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Ulysses, NE | 166 | n/a |