| 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% |
| Ponoka County, AB | 10,437 | 59.0 | 10.8% |
| Elizabethtown-Kitley, ON | 10,437 | 73.1 | 10.5% |
| Whitecourt, AB | 10,433 | 57.4 | 13.2% |
| Mono, ON | 10,413 | 63.5 | 4.0% |
| Chester, NS | 10,450 | n/a |