| Index | Central Kootenay I | British Columbia | National |
| Average School Score | n/a | 62.9 | 66.1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,286 | 17,366 |
| Index | Central Kootenay I | British Columbia | National |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 18.0% | 14.1% | 16.7% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 82.1% | 85.9% | 83.3% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 56.2% | 56.6% | 56.8% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 41.6% | 48.1% | 47.4% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 15.8% | 29.4% | 27.5% |
| Bachelor's degree | 12.9% | 26.4% | 25.1% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 3.7% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Nelson, BC | 11,592 | 65.4 | 1.2% |
| Castlegar, BC | 8,697 | 56.0 | 15.3% |
| Salmo, BC | 1,218 | 54.1 | 18.2% |
| Central Kootenay I, BC | 2,696 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Lesser Slave River No.124, AB | 2,699 | 48.5 | 26.8% |
| Columbia-Shuswap F, BC | 2,702 | 55.4 | 16.3% |
| East Garafraxa, ON | 2,711 | 68.8 | 4.1% |
| Atikokan, ON | 2,727 | 57.2 | 13.5% |
| Sunshine Coast A, BC | 2,730 | 57.5 | 13.1% |
| Central Kootenay I, BC | 2,696 | n/a |