| Index | Downtown Sault Ste. Marie-Ontario | Sault Ste. Marie | Ontario |
| Average School Score | n/a | 59.9 | 67.5 |
| Total public schools | 6 | 58 | 7,342 |
| Index | Downtown Sault Ste. Marie-Ontario | Sault Ste. Marie | Ontario |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 22.0% | 17.0% | 15.9% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 78.5% | 82.6% | 84.1% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 47.7% | 52.4% | 56.9% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 38.7% | 44.9% | 51.1% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 14.8% | 19.6% | 29.8% |
| Bachelor's degree | 13.7% | 18.4% | 27.9% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 4.1% | 4.7% | 9.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Sault Ste. Marie, ON | 74,249 | 59.9 | 9.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Wood Buffalo, AB | 74,298 | 61.4 | 7.2% |
| Sarnia, ON | 74,477 | 63.8 | 3.5% |
| St. Albert, AB | 73,103 | 68.3 | 3.3% |
| Norfolk County, ON | 70,339 | 64.7 | 2.2% |
| Grande Prairie, AB | 69,512 | 62.8 | 5.1% |
| Sault Ste. Marie, ON | 74,249 | 59.9 | 9.4% |