In the 2009/2010 school year the Peace Wapiti School Division serviced approximately 5600 students in kindergarten (K) through grade twelve (12) in 31 schools, including six (6) Hutterite Schools and an Outreach School located in Spirit River. High School programs are operated in eight schools – Spirit River Regional Academy, Beaverlodge, Eaglesham, Ridgevalley, Savanna, Sexsmith, Peace Wapiti Academy and Peace Academy of Virtual Education (PAVE). The Board also operates two institutional schools serving students with severe needs in Northern Alberta.

The system provides schooling for students from the Horse Lake Reserve, Aspen Grove and Kelly Lake Métis settlements. Excluding the Colony schools, the smallest school has an enrolment of 54 students and the largest has over 550 students. The Division also operates the Peace Academy of Virtual Education (PAVE) with an enrolment of approximately 86 full-time students and 147 registered in one or more high school courses. Effective Alternative Education programs are also in place with 20 students taking fulltime programs in Grades 4-9 and over 170 students taking one or more courses at the high school level.

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 18 schools.

In the 2009/2010 school year, the Board employed the full time equivalent of 334 teachers and just over 400 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.