The Austin, TX educational system consists of 195 public schools, 49 private schools and 30 post-secondary schools. Austin public schools have average test scores of 72% which is equal to than the Texas average and 46% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Austin public schools is 14:1, compared to 14:1 in Texas and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 86.2% of students have completed 8th grade, 85.3% have completed high school, 47.7% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 5.3% have completed a doctorate degree.