The Hackensack, NJ educational system consists of 8 public schools, 7 private schools and 5 post-secondary schools. Hackensack public schools have average test scores of 41% which is 5% lower than than the New Jersey average and 17% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Hackensack public schools is 14:1, compared to 13:1 in New Jersey and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 86.9% of students have completed 8th grade, 85.5% have completed high school, 34.3% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 2.5% have completed a doctorate degree.