| Index | Ladysmith | British Columbia | National |
| Average School Score | 57.4 | 62.9 | 66.1 |
| Total public schools | 6 | 2,286 | 17,366 |
| Index | Ladysmith | British Columbia | National |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 14.0% | 14.1% | 16.7% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 85.9% | 85.9% | 83.3% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 56.9% | 56.6% | 56.8% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 46.2% | 48.1% | 47.4% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 20.9% | 29.4% | 27.5% |
| Bachelor's degree | 16.2% | 26.4% | 25.1% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 5.7% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Cowichan Valley D, BC | 3,569 | 63.3 | 4.3% |
| Saltspring Island, BC | 11,001 | 63.1 | 4.6% |
| North Cowichan, BC | 32,420 | 62.6 | 5.3% |
| Duncan, BC | 5,315 | 60.7 | 8.2% |
| Nanaimo B, BC | 4,347 | 58.9 | 10.9% |
| Ladysmith, BC | 9,354 | 57.4 | 13.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), BC | 9,371 | 57.0 | 13.8% |
| Coaldale, AB | 9,383 | 67.7 | 2.4% |
| Cowichan Valley B, BC | 9,293 | 52.1 | 21.2% |
| Smiths Falls, ON | 9,439 | 52.6 | 20.4% |
| Leeds and the Thousand Islands, ON | 9,445 | 73.6 | 11.2% |
| Ladysmith, BC | 9,354 | 57.4 | 13.2% |