The Blackwood, NJ educational system consists of 8 public schools, 3 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools. Blackwood public schools have average test scores of 28% which is 34% lower than than the New Jersey average and 42% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Blackwood public schools is 15:1, compared to 13:1 in New Jersey and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 84.7% of students have completed 8th grade, 84.1% have completed high school, 16.2% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 0.9% have completed a doctorate degree.