The Mesa, AZ educational system consists of 137 public schools, 18 private schools and 10 post-secondary schools. Mesa public schools have average test scores of 39% which is 8% higher than than the Arizona average and 21% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Mesa public schools is 30:1, compared to 18:1 in Arizona and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 85.0% of students have completed 8th grade, 83.8% have completed high school, 25.6% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 2.1% have completed a doctorate degree.