| Index | Special Area No. 3 | Alberta | National |
| Average School Score | n/a | 64.6 | 66.1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 2,475 | 17,366 |
| Index | Special Area No. 3 | Alberta | National |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15.0% | 15.4% | 16.7% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 84.7% | 84.6% | 83.3% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 49.4% | 56.9% | 56.8% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 38.2% | 47.5% | 47.4% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 10.9% | 27.7% | 27.5% |
| Bachelor's degree | 10.9% | 25.2% | 25.1% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 0.5% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Oyen, AB | 1,096 | 64.0 | 3.2% |
| Special Area No. 3, AB | 977 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Smoky Lake, AB | 982 | 59.7 | 9.7% |
| Linden, AB | 958 | 67.6 | 2.1% |
| Stirling, AB | 956 | 71.7 | 8.4% |
| Kaslo, BC | 1,002 | 63.4 | 4.2% |
| Fraser Lake, BC | 951 | 49.0 | 25.9% |
| Special Area No. 3, AB | 977 | n/a |