The Port Lavaca, TX educational system consists of 6 public schools, 2 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Port Lavaca public schools have average test scores of 76% which is 6% higher than than the Texas average and 54% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Port Lavaca public schools is 16:1, compared to 14:1 in Texas and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 74.1% of students have completed 8th grade, 71.7% have completed high school, 17.6% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 1.2% have completed a doctorate degree.