| Index | Mahone Bay | Nova Scotia | National |
| Average School Score | n/a | n/a | 66.1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 364 | 17,366 |
| Index | Mahone Bay | Nova Scotia | National |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 12.0% | 17.9% | 16.7% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 88.5% | 82.1% | 83.3% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 64.7% | 56.8% | 56.8% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 54.2% | 47.3% | 47.4% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 34.8% | 24.8% | 27.5% |
| Bachelor's degree | 30.5% | 22.7% | 25.1% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 10.9% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Mahone Bay, NS | 1,160 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Cobalt, ON | 1,168 | 48.0 | 27.4% |
| Falher, AB | 1,150 | 65.5 | 1.0% |
| Duchess, AB | 1,179 | 63.4 | 4.2% |
| North Okanagan E, BC | 1,179 | 52.9 | 20.0% |
| Vauxhall, AB | 1,179 | 59.6 | 9.9% |
| Mahone Bay, NS | 1,160 | n/a |