The Lancaster, OH educational system consists of 16 public schools, 8 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools. Lancaster public schools have average test scores of 74% which is 7% higher than than the Ohio average and 51% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Lancaster public schools is 19:1, compared to 17:1 in Ohio and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 84.3% of students have completed 8th grade, 83.2% have completed high school, 16.5% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 1.2% have completed a doctorate degree.