The Hopewell, VA educational system consists of 8 public schools, 3 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Hopewell public schools have average test scores of 67% which is 14% lower than than the Virginia average and 36% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Hopewell public schools is 13:1, compared to 13:1 in Virginia and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 76.8% of students have completed 8th grade, 74.3% have completed high school, 14.4% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 0.8% have completed a doctorate degree.