The Alachua, FL educational system consists of 5 public schools, 2 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Alachua public schools have average test scores of 60% which is 21% higher than than the Florida average and 21% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Alachua public schools is 17:1, compared to 17:1 in Florida and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 90.3% of students have completed 8th grade, 89.9% have completed high school, 34.2% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 4.3% have completed a doctorate degree.