| Index | Nelson | New Brunswick | National | 
| Average School Score | n/a | n/a | 66.1 | 
| Total public schools | n/a | 308 | 17,366 | 
| Index | Nelson | New Brunswick | National | 
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 21.0% | 20.5% | 16.7% | 
| High School certificate or equivalent | 78.8% | 79.5% | 83.3% | 
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 47.5% | 50.9% | 56.8% | 
| College or other non-university diploma | 35.0% | 42.1% | 47.4% | 
| University certificate or below bachelor | 11.1% | 19.7% | 27.5% | 
| Bachelor's degree | 11.1% | 18.1% | 25.1% | 
| Above bachelor's degree | 1.5% | 5.2% | 8.1% | 
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. | 
| Nelson, NB | 979 | n/a | 
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. | 
| Smoky Lake, AB | 982 | 59.7 | 9.7% | 
| Linden, AB | 958 | 67.6 | 2.1% | 
| Kaslo, BC | 1,002 | 63.4 | 4.2% | 
| Stirling, AB | 956 | 71.7 | 8.4% | 
| Fraser Lake, BC | 951 | 49.0 | 25.9% | 
| Nelson, NB | 979 | n/a |