| Index | Chester | Nova Scotia | National | 
| Average School Score | n/a | n/a | 66.1 | 
| Total public schools | 5 | 364 | 17,366 | 
| Index | Chester | Nova Scotia | National | 
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 22.0% | 17.9% | 16.7% | 
| High School certificate or equivalent | 78.2% | 82.1% | 83.3% | 
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 55.1% | 56.8% | 56.8% | 
| College or other non-university diploma | 43.0% | 47.3% | 47.4% | 
| University certificate or below bachelor | 20.9% | 24.8% | 27.5% | 
| Bachelor's degree | 18.8% | 22.7% | 25.1% | 
| Above bachelor's degree | 6.3% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. | 
| Chester, NS | 10,450 | n/a | 
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. | 
| Quesnel, BC | 10,461 | 52.4 | 20.8% | 
| Elizabethtown-Kitley, ON | 10,437 | 73.1 | 10.5% | 
| Ponoka County, AB | 10,437 | 59.0 | 10.8% | 
| Whitecourt, AB | 10,433 | 57.4 | 13.2% | 
| Mono, ON | 10,413 | 63.5 | 4.0% | 
| Chester, NS | 10,450 | n/a |