| Index | Brainard | Nebraska | National |
| Average Test Scores | 56% | 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 | Brainard | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 94.9% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 94.4% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 55.6% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 36.1% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.0% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.6% | 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 Brainard. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Brainard, NE schools is 56%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Brainard, NE, an average of 94.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 94.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| David City, NE | 2,824 | 63% | 31.8% |
| Bellwood, NE | 415 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Valparaiso, NE | 554 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Dwight, NE | 220 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Brainard, NE | 421 | 56% | 16.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tontogany, OH | 421 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Swan Quarter, NC | 421 | 31% | 35.9% |
| Scotts Mills, OR | 421 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Munnsville, NY | 421 | 47% | 2.1% |
| North Salem, IN | 421 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Brainard, NE | 421 | 56% | 16.7% |
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