| Index | Wood Lake | 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 | Wood Lake | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 97.3% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.2% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 75.7% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 43.2% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.2% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 9.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Wood Lake. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wood Lake, NE schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Wood Lake, NE, an average of 97.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wood Lake, NE | 28 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Slana, AK | 28 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Charles City, VA | 27 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Macomb, OK | 26 | 34% | 30.2% |
| Mosquero, NM | 30 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Gerlach, NV | 30 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Wood Lake, NE | 28 | n/a |