| Index | Starling at Big Lake | Edmonton | Alberta |
| Average School Score | n/a | 64.5 | 64.6 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 423 | 2,475 |
| Index | Starling at Big Lake | Edmonton | Alberta |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 7.0% | 14.0% | 15.4% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 92.7% | 86.1% | 84.6% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 69.0% | 59.0% | 56.9% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 56.5% | 50.7% | 47.5% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 34.4% | 32.2% | 27.7% |
| Bachelor's degree | 32.7% | 29.3% | 25.2% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 7.8% | 9.3% | 7.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| St. Albert, AB | 73,103 | 68.3 | 3.3% |
| Spruce Grove, AB | 40,533 | 63.9 | 3.4% |
| Stony Plain, AB | 19,599 | 60.8 | 8.1% |
| Morinville, AB | 10,788 | 59.7 | 9.7% |
| Edmonton, AB | 1,053,392 | 64.5 | 2.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Ottawa, ON | 1,058,126 | 71.3 | 7.8% |
| Mississauga, ON | 764,342 | 69.7 | 5.3% |
| Brampton, ON | 735,754 | 65.6 | 0.9% |
| Calgary, AB | 1,371,990 | 68.1 | 3.0% |
| Vancouver, BC | 694,440 | 67.0 | 1.3% |
| Edmonton, AB | 1,053,392 | 64.5 | 2.4% |