| Index | Fort Smith | Northwest Territories | National |
| Average School Score | n/a | n/a | 66.1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 48 | 17,366 |
| Index | Fort Smith | Northwest Territories | National |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 23.0% | 25.4% | 16.7% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 77.2% | 74.6% | 83.3% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 59.5% | 53.2% | 56.8% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 49.1% | 43.6% | 47.4% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 21.5% | 23.9% | 27.5% |
| Bachelor's degree | 19.5% | 21.9% | 25.1% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 5.4% | 6.6% | 8.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Fort Smith, NT | 2,561 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Calmar, AB | 2,557 | 63.6 | 3.8% |
| Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part, ON | 2,569 | 35.7 | 46.1% |
| Anmore, BC | 2,569 | 61.2 | 7.4% |
| Chetwynd, BC | 2,543 | 58.8 | 11.2% |
| Hanna, AB | 2,580 | 62.6 | 5.3% |
| Fort Smith, NT | 2,561 | n/a |