The Fresno, CA educational system consists of 153 public schools, 26 private schools and 19 post-secondary schools. Fresno public schools have average test scores of 28% which is 27% lower than than the California average and 44% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Fresno public schools is 20:1, compared to 20:1 in California and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 74.0% of students have completed 8th grade, 72.1% have completed high school, 20.5% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 2.5% have completed a doctorate degree.