The Burlington, NC educational system consists of 14 public schools, 3 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Burlington public schools have average test scores of 36% which is 17% lower than than the North Carolina average and 26% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Burlington public schools is 15:1, compared to 15:1 in North Carolina and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 78.5% of students have completed 8th grade, 76.5% have completed high school, 22.8% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 2.3% have completed a doctorate degree.