neɪmɡˈɑːɾə hɐz sˈɪkstiːn pˈʌblɪk ˌɛlɪmˈɛntɚɹi skˈuːlz ænd fˈoːɹ pˈʌblɪk mˈɪdəl skˈuːlz ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə sˈɪɾi ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ænd tˈuː pˈʌblɪk hˈaɪ skˈuːlz ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˌaɪbɐɹˈæki pɹiːfˈɛktʃɚɹəl bˈoːɹd ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən.
Namegata has 16 public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education.