| Index | Big Lakes County | Alberta | National |
| Average School Score | 45.7 | 64.6 | 66.1 |
| Total public schools | 8 | 2,475 | 17,366 |
| Index | Big Lakes County | Alberta | National |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 35.0% | 15.4% | 16.7% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 64.5% | 84.6% | 83.3% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 40.5% | 56.9% | 56.8% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 26.6% | 47.5% | 47.4% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 7.8% | 27.7% | 27.5% |
| Bachelor's degree | 5.6% | 25.2% | 25.1% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 1.2% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Big Lakes County, AB | 5,434 | 45.7 | 31.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Cowichan Valley C, BC | 5,466 | 64.0 | 3.3% |
| Thunder Bay, Unorganized, ON | 5,469 | 70.8 | 7.1% |
| Cowichan Valley A, BC | 5,392 | 57.3 | 13.3% |
| Cochrane, ON | 5,372 | 52.8 | 20.2% |
| Osoyoos, BC | 5,513 | 64.8 | 2.0% |
| Big Lakes County, AB | 5,434 | 45.7 | 31.0% |