The Prior Lake, MN educational system consists of 19 public schools, 3 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Prior Lake public schools have average test scores of 69% which is 32% higher than than the Minnesota average and 40% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Prior Lake public schools is 15:1, compared to 16:1 in Minnesota and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 94.2% of students have completed 8th grade, 94.1% have completed high school, 45.5% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 2.2% have completed a doctorate degree.