| Index | Bowden | Alberta | National |
| Average School Score | 68.8 | 64.6 | 66.1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 2,475 | 17,366 |
| Index | Bowden | Alberta | National |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 22.0% | 15.4% | 16.7% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 78.0% | 84.6% | 83.3% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 46.0% | 56.9% | 56.8% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 30.6% | 47.5% | 47.4% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 11.6% | 27.7% | 27.5% |
| Bachelor's degree | 8.9% | 25.2% | 25.1% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 2.9% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Red Deer County, AB | 21,767 | 72.9 | 10.2% |
| Olds, AB | 10,106 | 65.2 | 1.5% |
| Penhold, AB | 3,849 | 62.7 | 5.1% |
| Innisfail, AB | 8,040 | 62.7 | 5.2% |
| Bowden, AB | 1,214 | 68.8 | 4.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Salmo, BC | 1,218 | 54.1 | 18.2% |
| Bassano, AB | 1,218 | 56.0 | 15.3% |
| Armstrong, ON | 1,196 | 45.3 | 31.5% |
| Manning, AB | 1,240 | 64.6 | 2.3% |
| Eckville, AB | 1,179 | 60.1 | 9.1% |
| Bowden, AB | 1,214 | 68.8 | 4.0% |