Trail is the location of the head office of the Kootenay Boundary Regional District, which is one of the city's employers.

Trail is part of School District 20 Kootenay-Columbia and schools in the town include:
Glenmerry Elementary School (Public elementary school K-7)
J. Lloyd Crowe Secondary School (Public secondary school 8-12)
James L Webster Elementary School (Public elementary school K-7.)

St. Micheals Catholic School (Independent elementary school K-7)
Kootenay-Columbia Learning Centre (Public school 6-12)
Trail is the location of the head office of the Kootenay Boundary Regional District, which is one of the city's employers.
Trail is part of School District 20 Kootenay-Columbia and schools in the town include:
Glenmerry Elementary School (Public elementary school K-7)
J. Lloyd Crowe Secondary School (Public secondary school 8-12)
James L Webster Elementary School (Public elementary school K-7.)
St. Micheals Catholic School (Independent elementary school K-7)
Kootenay-Columbia Learning Centre (Public school 6-12)
Trail, British Columbia