The Bellevue, WA educational system consists of 34 public schools, 28 private schools and 7 post-secondary schools. Bellevue public schools have average test scores of 70% which is 44% higher than than the Washington average and 42% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Bellevue public schools is 20:1, compared to 20:1 in Washington and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 94.7% of students have completed 8th grade, 94.3% have completed high school, 64.1% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 7.6% have completed a doctorate degree.