The Fort Lauderdale, FL educational system consists of 43 public schools, 36 private schools and 21 post-secondary schools. Fort Lauderdale public schools have average test scores of 39% which is 22% lower than than the Florida average and 21% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Fort Lauderdale public schools is 15:1, compared to 17:1 in Florida and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 84.1% of students have completed 8th grade, 82.9% have completed high school, 34.9% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 4.8% have completed a doctorate degree.