The Nevada City, CA educational system consists of 14 public schools, 4 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Nevada City public schools have average test scores of 38% which is 1% lower than than the California average and 24% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Nevada City public schools is 18:1, compared to 20:1 in California and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 89.9% of students have completed 8th grade, 89.9% have completed high school, 38.1% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 3.6% have completed a doctorate degree.