The Raytown, MO educational system consists of 11 public schools, 4 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools. Raytown public schools have average test scores of 40% which is 22% lower than than the Missouri average and 20% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Raytown public schools is 18:1, compared to 14:1 in Missouri and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 88.3% of students have completed 8th grade, 87.3% have completed high school, 21.2% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 1.8% have completed a doctorate degree.