| Index | Clare | Nova Scotia | National |
| Average School Score | n/a | n/a | 66.1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 364 | 17,366 |
| Index | Clare | Nova Scotia | National |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 29.0% | 17.9% | 16.7% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 71.3% | 82.1% | 83.3% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 53.2% | 56.8% | 56.8% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 39.6% | 47.3% | 47.4% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 17.9% | 24.8% | 27.5% |
| Bachelor's degree | 15.1% | 22.7% | 25.1% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 4.0% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Clare, NS | 7,701 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Merritt, BC | 7,733 | 53.1 | 19.8% |
| Huron-Kinloss, ON | 7,651 | 58.6 | 11.4% |
| Ponoka, AB | 7,631 | 61.9 | 6.5% |
| Kent, BC | 7,619 | 53.5 | 19.1% |
| Puslinch, ON | 7,805 | 73.2 | 10.6% |
| Clare, NS | 7,701 | n/a |