The Provo, UT educational system consists of 28 public schools, 8 private schools and 9 post-secondary schools. Provo public schools have average test scores of 48% which is 13% higher than than the Utah average and 3% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Provo public schools is 17:1, compared to 21:1 in Utah and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 90.3% of students have completed 8th grade, 90.0% have completed high school, 41.3% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 4.6% have completed a doctorate degree.