| Index | Cañon City | Colorado | National |
| Average Test Scores | 34% | 39% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,426 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 384 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 138 | 7,963 |
| Index | Cañon City | Colorado | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.0% | 87.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.4% | 87.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 57.2% | 69.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 29.3% | 47.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.4% | 38.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.0% | 14.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.4% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cañon City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cañon City, CO schools is 34%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cañon City, CO, an average of 82.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Penrose, CO | 3,185 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Florence, CO | 3,913 | 31% | 35.8% |
| Cañon City, CO | 16,369 | 34% | 29.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dyersburg, TN | 16,371 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Red Wing, MN | 16,366 | 49% | 2.6% |
| Adelphi, MD | 16,364 | 19% | 59.6% |
| Heber, UT | 16,362 | 43% | 10.9% |
| Lake St. Louis, MO | 16,357 | 71% | 48.4% |
| Cañon City, CO | 16,369 | 34% | 29.3% |
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