The Ocean Springs, MS educational system consists of 9 public schools, 4 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools. Ocean Springs public schools have average test scores of 51% which is 83% higher than than the Mississippi average and 3% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Ocean Springs public schools is 18:1, compared to 16:1 in Mississippi and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 90.4% of students have completed 8th grade, 89.5% have completed high school, 38.8% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 4.8% have completed a doctorate degree.