| Index | Cougar Ridge | Calgary | Alberta |
| Average School Score | 78.3 | 68.1 | 64.6 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 552 | 2,475 |
| Index | Cougar Ridge | Calgary | Alberta |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 9.0% | 12.0% | 15.4% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 91.0% | 87.7% | 84.6% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 72.4% | 62.3% | 56.9% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 68.7% | 55.9% | 47.5% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 52.6% | 37.8% | 27.7% |
| Bachelor's degree | 48.8% | 35.1% | 25.2% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 15.8% | 10.5% | 7.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Cochrane, AB | 30,481 | 65.2 | 1.4% |
| Rocky View County, AB | 44,056 | 63.6 | 3.8% |
| Airdrie, AB | 79,163 | 62.3 | 5.8% |
| Calgary, AB | 1,371,990 | 68.1 | 3.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Ottawa, ON | 1,058,126 | 71.3 | 7.8% |
| Edmonton, AB | 1,053,392 | 64.5 | 2.4% |
| Montréal, QC | 1,811,008 | 72.3 | 9.4% |
| Mississauga, ON | 764,342 | 69.7 | 5.3% |
| Brampton, ON | 735,754 | 65.6 | 0.9% |
| Calgary, AB | 1,371,990 | 68.1 | 3.0% |