| Index | Sylvan Lake | Alberta | National |
| Average School Score | 57.3 | 64.6 | 66.1 |
| Total public schools | 12 | 2,475 | 17,366 |
| Index | Sylvan Lake | Alberta | National |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 16.0% | 15.4% | 16.7% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 84.2% | 84.6% | 83.3% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 51.3% | 56.9% | 56.8% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 36.6% | 47.5% | 47.4% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 12.9% | 27.7% | 27.5% |
| Bachelor's degree | 11.2% | 25.2% | 25.1% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 2.8% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Red Deer County, AB | 21,767 | 72.9 | 10.2% |
| Bentley, AB | 1,096 | 63.5 | 4.0% |
| Penhold, AB | 3,849 | 62.7 | 5.1% |
| Red Deer, AB | 107,873 | 62.4 | 5.7% |
| Eckville, AB | 1,179 | 60.1 | 9.1% |
| Sylvan Lake, AB | 16,694 | 57.3 | 13.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Greater Napanee, ON | 16,500 | 51.8 | 21.7% |
| Severn, ON | 16,377 | 67.8 | 2.6% |
| Selwyn, ON | 17,047 | 65.0 | 1.7% |
| Cold Lake, AB | 16,076 | 59.3 | 10.4% |
| Comox, BC | 15,938 | 60.7 | 8.2% |
| Sylvan Lake, AB | 16,694 | 57.3 | 13.4% |