The St. Joseph, MO educational system consists of 33 public schools, 9 private schools and 4 post-secondary schools. St. Joseph public schools have average test scores of 47% which is 8% lower than than the Missouri average and 5% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of St. Joseph public schools is 14:1, compared to 14:1 in Missouri and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 81.2% of students have completed 8th grade, 79.2% have completed high school, 20.1% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 2.1% have completed a doctorate degree.