The Pawtucket, RI educational system consists of 18 public schools, 11 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools. Pawtucket public schools have average test scores of 20% which is 38% lower than than the Rhode Island average and 58% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Pawtucket public schools is 17:1, compared to 15:1 in Rhode Island and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 75.9% of students have completed 8th grade, 73.6% have completed high school, 19.0% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 2.0% have completed a doctorate degree.