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Cities in Georgia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over

Peachtree City, GA had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 101 cities in 2023, at 97.4%. Dalton, GA had the lowest, at 70.3%. The median was 89.6% and the figure for Georgia was 89%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97.4Peachtree City, GA
Lowest70.3Dalton, GA
Median89.6101 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2023

Peachtree City, GA: 97.4 %Peachtree City, GA97.4Suwanee, GA: 97.2 %Suwanee, GA97.2Sandy Springs, GA: 97.1 %Sandy Springs, GA97.1Alpharetta, GA: 96.9 %Alpharetta, GA96.9Woodstock, GA: 96.2 %Woodstock, GA96.2Milton, GA: 96 %Milton, GA96Decatur, GA: 96 %Decatur, GA96Dunwoody, GA: 95.9 %Dunwoody, GA95.9Holly Springs, GA: 95.8 %Holly Springs, GA95.8Fayetteville, GA: 95.8 %Fayetteville, GA95.8Locust Grove, GA: 95.3 %Locust Grove, GA95.3Braselton, GA: 95.3 %Braselton, GA95.3Johns Creek, GA: 95.3 %Johns Creek, GA95.3Smyrna, GA: 95 %Smyrna, GA95Duluth, GA: 95 %Duluth, GA95Roswell, GA: 94.9 %Roswell, GA94.9Flowery Branch, GA: 94.3 %Flowery Branch, GA94.3Richmond Hill, GA: 94.3 %Richmond Hill, GA94.3Hinesville, GA: 94.1 %Hinesville, GA94.1McDonough, GA: 94 %McDonough, GA94Peachtree Corners, GA: 94 %Peachtree Corners, GA94Perry, GA: 93.9 %Perry, GA93.9Kingsland, GA: 93.6 %Kingsland, GA93.6Douglasville, GA: 93.6 %Douglasville, GA93.6St. Marys, GA: 93.3 %St. Marys, GA93.3Rincon, GA: 93.2 %Rincon, GA93.2Statesboro, GA: 93.2 %Statesboro, GA93.2South Fulton, GA: 93 %South Fulton, GA93Atlanta, GA: 93 %Atlanta, GA93Fairburn, GA: 93 %Fairburn, GA93Pooler, GA: 92.9 %Pooler, GA92.9Lovejoy, GA: 92.6 %Lovejoy, GA92.6Kennesaw, GA: 92.4 %Kennesaw, GA92.4Warner Robins, GA: 92.3 %Warner Robins, GA92.3Fort Oglethorpe, GA: 92 %Fort Oglethorpe, GA92Sugar Hill, GA: 91.9 %Sugar Hill, GA91.9Brookhaven, GA: 91.8 %Brookhaven, GA91.8Newnan, GA: 91.6 %Newnan, GA91.6Dallas, GA: 91.6 %Dallas, GA91.6Tucker, GA: 91 %Tucker, GA91Peachtree City, GA: 97.4 %Peachtree City, GA97.4Suwanee, GA: 97.2 %Suwanee, GA97.2Sandy Springs, GA: 97.1 %Sandy Springs, GA97.1Alpharetta, GA: 96.9 %Alpharetta, GA96.9Woodstock, GA: 96.2 %Woodstock, GA96.2Milton, GA: 96 %Milton, GA96Decatur, GA: 96 %Decatur, GA96Dunwoody, GA: 95.9 %Dunwoody, GA95.9Holly Springs, GA: 95.8 %Holly Springs, GA95.8Fayetteville, GA: 95.8 %Fayetteville, GA95.8Locust Grove, GA: 95.3 %Locust Grove, GA95.3Braselton, GA: 95.3 %Braselton, GA95.3Johns Creek, GA: 95.3 %Johns Creek, GA95.3Smyrna, GA: 95 %Smyrna, GA95Duluth, GA: 95 %Duluth, GA95Roswell, GA: 94.9 %Roswell, GA94.9Flowery Branch, GA: 94.3 %Flowery Branch, GA94.3Richmond Hill, GA: 94.3 %Richmond Hill, GA94.3Hinesville, GA: 94.1 %Hinesville, GA94.1McDonough, GA: 94 %McDonough, GA94Peachtree Corners, GA: 94 %Peachtree Corners, GA94Perry, GA: 93.9 %Perry, GA93.9Kingsland, GA: 93.6 %Kingsland, GA93.6Douglasville, GA: 93.6 %Douglasville, GA93.6St. Marys, GA: 93.3 %St. Marys, GA93.3Rincon, GA: 93.2 %Rincon, GA93.2Statesboro, GA: 93.2 %Statesboro, GA93.2South Fulton, GA: 93 %South Fulton, GA93Atlanta, GA: 93 %Atlanta, GA93Fairburn, GA: 93 %Fairburn, GA93Pooler, GA: 92.9 %Pooler, GA92.9Lovejoy, GA: 92.6 %Lovejoy, GA92.6Kennesaw, GA: 92.4 %Kennesaw, GA92.4Warner Robins, GA: 92.3 %Warner Robins, GA92.3Fort Oglethorpe, GA: 92 %Fort Oglethorpe, GA92Sugar Hill, GA: 91.9 %Sugar Hill, GA91.9Brookhaven, GA: 91.8 %Brookhaven, GA91.8Newnan, GA: 91.6 %Newnan, GA91.6Dallas, GA: 91.6 %Dallas, GA91.6Tucker, GA: 91 %Tucker, GA91
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Peachtree City, GA97.4-0.5 pts
2Suwanee, GA97.2-0.3 pts
3Sandy Springs, GA97.1+0.1 pts
4Alpharetta, GA96.9+0.5 pts
5Woodstock, GA96.2-0.3 pts
6Milton, GA96+0.6 pts
7Decatur, GA96+0.1 pts
8Dunwoody, GA95.9-0.6 pts
9Holly Springs, GA95.8+0.3 pts
10Fayetteville, GA95.8+1 pts
11Locust Grove, GA95.3+1.3 pts
12Braselton, GA95.3+1.2 pts
13Johns Creek, GA95.3-0.1 pts
14Smyrna, GA95-0.5 pts
15Duluth, GA95+1 pts
16Roswell, GA94.90 pts
17Flowery Branch, GA94.3+1.4 pts
18Richmond Hill, GA94.3+0.5 pts
19Hinesville, GA94.1-0.1 pts
20McDonough, GA94+0.9 pts
20Peachtree Corners, GA94+1.1 pts
22Perry, GA93.9+1.3 pts
23Kingsland, GA93.6+0.2 pts
24Douglasville, GA93.6+1.9 pts
25St. Marys, GA93.3-0.6 pts
26Rincon, GA93.2+1.2 pts
27Statesboro, GA93.2+1.3 pts
28South Fulton, GA93-0 pts
29Atlanta, GA93+0.1 pts
30Fairburn, GA93+0.1 pts
31Pooler, GA92.9+0.3 pts
32Lovejoy, GA92.6+2.5 pts
33Kennesaw, GA92.4-0.4 pts
34Warner Robins, GA92.3+0.2 pts
35Fort Oglethorpe, GA92+0.5 pts
36Sugar Hill, GA91.9+0.8 pts
37Brookhaven, GA91.8-1.8 pts
38Newnan, GA91.6+1.3 pts
39Dallas, GA91.6+0.1 pts
40Tucker, GA91-1.6 pts
41Stockbridge, GA90.9+1.2 pts
42Villa Rica, GA90.6+0.3 pts
43Acworth, GA90.6-0.7 pts
44Snellville, GA90.5-0.3 pts
45Jefferson, GA90.5-1.4 pts
46Powder Springs, GA90.4-3.1 pts
47Savannah, GA89.9-0.1 pts
48Athens, GA89.9+0.1 pts
49Cartersville, GA89.8+1.2 pts
50Grovetown, GA89.7-1 pts
51College Park, GA89.6-2 pts
51East Point, GA89.6-0.1 pts
53Stonecrest, GA89.5-1.2 pts
54Mableton, GA89.2+0.4 pts
55Marietta, GA89.1+0.5 pts
56Columbus, GA89+0.4 pts
57Vidalia, GA88.8-2.5 pts
58Thomasville, GA88.8+2 pts
59Conyers, GA88.5+1.1 pts
60Valdosta, GA88.30 pts
61Augusta, GA87.9+0.2 pts
62Loganville, GA87.6-3.4 pts
63Macon, GA87.4+0.9 pts
64Carrollton, GA87.1+0.7 pts
65Union City, GA87-1.6 pts
66Tifton, GA86.9+2.5 pts
67Winder, GA86.9-0.3 pts
68Riverdale, GA86.9-0.1 pts
69Port Wentworth, GA86.9-1.3 pts
70Americus, GA85.6+1.4 pts
71Covington, GA85.1-1.3 pts
72Garden City, GA85-2.7 pts
73LaGrange, GA84.9-1.8 pts
74Albany, GA84.4+1.5 pts
75Brunswick, GA84.4+3.4 pts
76Douglas, GA84.1+3.7 pts
77Lawrenceville, GA84.1-1.5 pts
78Canton, GA83.9-0.5 pts
79Norcross, GA83.7+1.5 pts
80Griffin, GA83.7+2.5 pts
81Cumming, GA83.5+0.1 pts
82Dublin, GA83.3-0.4 pts
83Milledgeville, GA83-1.4 pts
84Jesup, GA82.8-3.8 pts
85Auburn, GA82.6-3.4 pts
86Moultrie, GA81.7+2.2 pts
87Waycross, GA81.7-0.7 pts
88Clarkston, GA81.6+4.2 pts
89Rome, GA81.5+0.9 pts
90Bainbridge, GA81.2+1.2 pts
91Buford, GA81+2.2 pts
92Chamblee, GA78.6-1.7 pts
93Cairo, GA78.3-1.1 pts
94Calhoun, GA77.8+2.7 pts
95Gainesville, GA76.5-0.3 pts
96Cedartown, GA76.3-0.1 pts
97Lilburn, GA76+0.3 pts
98Forest Park, GA76-0.6 pts
99Monroe, GA74.6+2.5 pts
100Doraville, GA73.1-2.2 pts
101Dalton, GA70.3+0.3 pts

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People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which covers ages 25 to 64.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Georgia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Georgia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/georgia-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Georgia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/georgia-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Georgia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/georgia-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Georgia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/georgia-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Peachtree City, GA, with 97.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Dalton, GA, with 70.3% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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