The Lihue, HI educational system consists of 4 public schools, 1 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools. Lihue public schools have average test scores of 35% which is 20% lower than than the Hawaii average and 29% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Lihue public schools is 17:1, compared to 16:1 in Hawaii and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 88.7% of students have completed 8th grade, 87.8% have completed high school, 26.8% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 4.1% have completed a doctorate degree.