Towns and Population (2000):

• Amherst, 277
• Elm Creek, 894
• Gibbon, 1,759
• Kearney, 27,431
• Miller, 156
• Odessa, unincorporated
• Pleasanton, 360
• Poole, unincorporated
• Ravenna, 1,341
• Riverdale, 213
• Shelton, 1,140

Public School Districts:

• Amherst Public School, Amherst
• Center Public School, Kearney
• District 65-Buffalo County, Ravenna
• Elm Creek Public School, Elm Creek
• Gibbon Public School, Gibbon
• Kearney Public School, Kearney
• Odessa Public School, Odessa
• Pleasant Hill Public School, Kearney
• Pleasanton Public School, Pleasanton
• Ravenna Public School, Ravenna
• Riverdale Public School, Riverdale
• Shelton Public School, Shelton
• Stone Public School, Kearney

Private Schools:

• Faith Christian School, Kearney
• Kearney Catholic High School, Kearney
• Shanan Christian School, Gibbon
• Zion Lutheran Elementary School, Kearney

Post-Secondary Schools:

• University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney
• Central Community College, Kearney