The Peace Wapiti School Division:
- employs around 1,000 people
- encompasses 23,000 square kilometers.
- serves approximately 5,500 students in 28 schools
- celebrates the success of its students in the bi-annual tabloid Spotlight
- has the third largest rural transportation system in Alberta, covering 18,000 kilometers per day

The Peace Wapiti School Board is comprised of the former Spirit River School Division #47, the schools of the County of Grande Prairie #1, the former Grovedale School District #4910 and the Ridgevalley area.

 Our school system serves approximately 5500 students located in 30 schools spread over an area of 23,000 square kilometers in northwestern Alberta. Our jurisdiction extends from Sturgeon Heights in the east to the British Columbia border in the west. It stretches from south of the Wapiti River to the Peace River in the North.

 Some of our jurisdiction's schools are located in remote rural settings while others are located in the region's towns and villages. Two schools, Peace Wapiti Academy and Harry Balfour, are located within the City of Grande Prairie, serving students from the immediate surrounding area.

 In the 2006/2007 school year the Peace Wapiti School Division serviced 5,574 students in kindergarten (K) through grade twelve (12) in 30 schools, including five (5) Hutterite Schools and an Outreach School located in Spirit River. High School programs are operated in 8 schools – Spirit River Regional Academy, Beaverlodge, Eaglesham, Ridgevalley, Savanna, Sexsmith, Peace Wapiti Academy and Peace Academy of Virtual Education (PAVE). The Board also operates three institutional schools serving severe needs students in northern Alberta. The system provides schooling for students from the Horse Lake Reserve and from Aspen Grove and Kelly Lake Métis settlements. Excluding the Colony schools, the smallest school has an enrolment of just over 40 students and the largest has over 620 students.

 In the smaller and more remote high schools some reliance is placed on distance education programs to augment the basic in-school offerings. In a number of schools with low overall enrolment some classes are double graded and occasionally triple graded. Some specialty programs exist to meet local needs. First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) liaison workers assist with school programs in four schools.

 Approximately 150 students are on home schooling programs and are provided with support from Divisional staff. The Division also operates the Peace Academy of Virtual Education (PAVE) with an enrolment of approximately 115 full time students and over 100 registered in single high school courses.

 Most Board schools operate programs similar to those found in comparable schools anywhere in Alberta. However, to function as economically as possible, when enrollments are low and/or declining in some areas, some smaller schools must provide double, triple and quadruple grading.

 In the smaller, remote high schools heavy reliance is placed on distance education programs to augment the basic in-school offerings. Some specialty programs exist to meet local needs.

 Cree language classes are offered in both Hythe schools. Native liaison workers assist with school programs in four schools.

 In the 2006/2007 school year, the Board employed the full time equivalent of 324 teachers and approximately 420 non-teaching staff. In addition the Board employs a considerable number of part-time and casual personnel, making it one of the largest employers in the Peace River Region .