| Index | Golden West | Red Deer | Alberta |
| Average School Score | n/a | 62.4 | 64.6 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 56 | 2,475 |
| Index | Golden West | Red Deer | Alberta |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 31.0% | 16.0% | 15.4% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 69.4% | 83.8% | 84.6% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 40.2% | 52.5% | 56.9% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 20.3% | 41.5% | 47.5% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 1.8% | 20.0% | 27.7% |
| Bachelor's degree | 1.1% | 17.7% | 25.2% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 0.7% | 4.4% | 7.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Red Deer County, AB | 21,767 | 72.9 | 10.2% |
| Bentley, AB | 1,096 | 63.5 | 4.0% |
| Penhold, AB | 3,849 | 62.7 | 5.1% |
| Lacombe, AB | 13,889 | 62.2 | 6.0% |
| Lacombe County, AB | 10,012 | 61.5 | 7.0% |
| Red Deer, AB | 107,873 | 62.4 | 5.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Strathcona County, AB | 106,316 | 70.2 | 6.1% |
| Chatham-Kent, ON | 105,414 | 65.4 | 1.1% |
| Brantford, ON | 105,103 | 59.0 | 10.8% |
| Clarington, ON | 104,855 | 66.5 | 0.5% |
| Thunder Bay, ON | 111,499 | 65.1 | 1.6% |
| Red Deer, AB | 107,873 | 62.4 | 5.7% |