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

Western Springs, IL had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 225 cities in 2022, at 99.4%. Summit, IL had the lowest, at 64.8%. The median was 92.5% and the figure for Illinois was 90.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest99.4Western Springs, IL

Lowest64.8Summit, IL

Median92.5225 cities

Illinois90.1History

Top 40 cities, 2022

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Western Springs, IL	99.4	-0.1 pts
2	Winnetka, IL	99	-0 pts
3	Campton Hills, IL	99	+0.1 pts
4	Lake Forest, IL	98.8	-0.3 pts
5	Mahomet, IL	98.7	-0.6 pts
6	Pingree Grove, IL	98.6	+1.6 pts
7	Winfield, IL	98.6	0 pts
8	Deerfield, IL	98.4	-0 pts
8	Wilmette, IL	98.4	0 pts
10	Washington, IL	98.3	+0.6 pts
11	New Lenox, IL	98.2	+0.2 pts
12	Mokena, IL	98.1	+0.5 pts
13	Lisle, IL	98	+0.2 pts
14	Frankfort, IL	98	-0.1 pts
15	Columbia, IL	97.8	+0.8 pts
15	Shiloh, IL	97.8	+0.7 pts
17	Hinsdale, IL	97.8	+0.1 pts
18	Highland Park, IL	97.7	+0.1 pts
19	Cary, IL	97.5	+0.4 pts
20	Naperville, IL	97.5	-0 pts
21	River Forest, IL	97.5	-0.9 pts
22	Normal, IL	97.4	0 pts
23	Northbrook, IL	97.4	-0.8 pts
24	Geneva, IL	97.4	-0.2 pts
25	Palos Heights, IL	97.3	+0.4 pts
26	Grayslake, IL	97.3	+0.3 pts
27	Libertyville, IL	97.3	-0.4 pts
28	Burr Ridge, IL	97.2	+1 pts
29	Buffalo Grove, IL	97.2	-0.5 pts
30	Oak Park, IL	97.1	+0.3 pts
31	La Grange Park, IL	97.1	+1.3 pts
32	Lombard, IL	96.9	+0.3 pts
33	Lake Zurich, IL	96.9	-0.1 pts
34	Lockport, IL	96.9	+0.9 pts
35	Channahon, IL	96.8	+0.5 pts
36	Chatham, IL	96.8	-1 pts
37	Barrington, IL	96.7	-0.5 pts
37	La Grange, IL	96.7	+0.2 pts
39	Forest Park, IL	96.7	+1.3 pts
40	Swansea, IL	96.6	+0.7 pts
41	Edwardsville, IL	96.6	+0.1 pts
41	Manhattan, IL	96.6	+0.9 pts
43	Batavia, IL	96.5	+0.3 pts
43	Elmhurst, IL	96.5	-0.2 pts
45	Lake in the Hills, IL	96.4	+0.2 pts
46	Shorewood, IL	96.4	+1.1 pts
47	Troy, IL	96.4	+2.3 pts
48	Glenview, IL	96.4	+0.6 pts
49	Glen Carbon, IL	96.3	-0.4 pts
50	Downers Grove, IL	96.3	+0.1 pts
50	Glen Ellyn, IL	96.3	0 pts
52	Arlington Heights, IL	96.3	-0 pts
53	Schaumburg, IL	96.3	+0.5 pts
54	Park Ridge, IL	96.2	0 pts
55	Wheaton, IL	96.2	-0.3 pts
56	Gurnee, IL	96.2	+0.4 pts
57	Sycamore, IL	96.2	-0 pts
58	O'Fallon, IL	96.1	-0.1 pts
58	Yorkville, IL	96.1	+0.4 pts
60	Lindenhurst, IL	96.1	+0.1 pts
61	Morton, IL	96	-0.8 pts
62	Highland, IL	96	+0.2 pts
63	Godfrey, IL	95.9	-0.3 pts
64	Lemont, IL	95.9	-0.7 pts
65	Urbana, IL	95.9	+0.1 pts
66	Tinley Park, IL	95.8	+0.6 pts
67	Evanston, IL	95.8	+0.4 pts
68	Homewood, IL	95.7	-0.3 pts
69	Huntley, IL	95.6	-0.4 pts
70	Roscoe, IL	95.6	+0.3 pts
71	Westmont, IL	95.6	+1 pts
72	Darien, IL	95.5	-0.7 pts
72	Plainfield, IL	95.5	-0.8 pts
74	Crystal Lake, IL	95.4	+0.9 pts
75	Waterloo, IL	95.3	+0.3 pts
76	Country Club Hills, IL	95.2	+1.3 pts
77	Bourbonnais, IL	95.1	-0 pts
78	Bartlett, IL	95	+1.8 pts
79	Macomb, IL	95	-1.3 pts
80	Vernon Hills, IL	95	+0.5 pts
81	Minooka, IL	94.9	+0.2 pts
82	Bloomington, IL	94.9	-0.1 pts
83	Wood River, IL	94.7	+1.7 pts
84	St. Charles, IL	94.6	+0.5 pts
85	Algonquin, IL	94.6	-0.3 pts
86	Oswego, IL	94.4	-0.3 pts
87	Richton Park, IL	94.3	-0.5 pts
88	North Aurora, IL	94.3	+0.5 pts
89	Morris, IL	94.3	+2 pts
90	Antioch, IL	94.2	-1.3 pts
91	Matteson, IL	94.2	-0.8 pts
92	Orland Park, IL	94.2	+0.3 pts
93	Carbondale, IL	94.1	-0.6 pts
94	Marion, IL	94	-0.2 pts
95	Hazel Crest, IL	93.9	-2 pts
96	Belleville, IL	93.8	-0.9 pts
97	Evergreen Park, IL	93.8	-0.9 pts
98	Collinsville, IL	93.7	-0 pts
99	Elk Grove Village, IL	93.7	-0.7 pts
100	Woodridge, IL	93.6	-1.7 pts
101	East Peoria, IL	93.6	+0.8 pts
102	Homer Glen, IL	93.4	+0.2 pts
102	Taylorville, IL	93.4	+1.2 pts
104	Champaign, IL	93.4	-0.7 pts
105	Lincolnwood, IL	93.4	+0.7 pts
106	Oak Forest, IL	93.2	+2.3 pts
107	Lincoln, IL	93.1	+0.1 pts
108	Westchester, IL	93.1	-0.8 pts
109	Fairview Heights, IL	92.7	-0.1 pts
110	Bloomingdale, IL	92.7	-1.1 pts
111	Charleston, IL	92.6	+1 pts
112	Dolton, IL	92.6	+0.8 pts
113	Crestwood, IL	92.5	-0.5 pts
114	Roselle, IL	92.4	-0.2 pts
115	Quincy, IL	92.3	+1.4 pts
116	Lansing, IL	92.2	+0.9 pts
116	Montgomery, IL	92.2	-0.3 pts
118	Villa Park, IL	92.1	-0.8 pts
119	Loves Park, IL	92.1	-1.3 pts
120	Mount Vernon, IL	92	+1.5 pts
121	Effingham, IL	92	+0.9 pts
122	Springfield, IL	92	+0.6 pts
123	Brookfield, IL	91.9	-1.1 pts
124	Carol Stream, IL	91.9	+1 pts
125	McHenry, IL	91.8	-1 pts
126	Wauconda, IL	91.8	+0.9 pts
127	South Holland, IL	91.7	-0.4 pts
128	Peoria, IL	91.5	+0.8 pts
129	Ottawa, IL	91.5	+0.3 pts
130	River Grove, IL	91.4	+0.6 pts
131	Bradley, IL	91.3	+1.2 pts
132	DeKalb, IL	91.3	+0.7 pts
133	Chicago Ridge, IL	91.3	-0.3 pts
134	Hoffman Estates, IL	91.3	-0.2 pts
135	Skokie, IL	91.3	-0.5 pts
136	Herrin, IL	91.1	+1.1 pts
137	Park Forest, IL	91.1	-1.3 pts
138	Mount Prospect, IL	91	-0.2 pts
139	Palatine, IL	91	-0.1 pts
140	Decatur, IL	90.9	+0.9 pts
141	Machesney Park, IL	90.8	-0.7 pts
142	Elmwood Park, IL	90.7	+0.2 pts
143	Mattoon, IL	90.6	-1 pts
144	Bolingbrook, IL	90.3	-1.3 pts
145	Mundelein, IL	90.1	+0.6 pts
146	Sterling, IL	90.1	0 pts
147	Riverdale, IL	90	-0.1 pts
148	Freeport, IL	90	-0.2 pts
149	Woodstock, IL	89.9	+1.9 pts
149	Worth, IL	89.9	-0.8 pts
151	Warrenville, IL	89.9	+2.3 pts
152	Morton Grove, IL	89.9	-0.9 pts
153	Pekin, IL	89.8	+0.7 pts
154	Oak Lawn, IL	89.8	+0.8 pts
155	Rantoul, IL	89.7	+1 pts
156	Fox Lake, IL	89.7	-0.5 pts
157	Moline, IL	89.5	+0.3 pts
158	Niles, IL	89.4	+0.6 pts
159	Granite City, IL	89.2	-0.1 pts
160	South Elgin, IL	89.2	-0.4 pts
161	Alton, IL	89.1	+0.3 pts
162	Centralia, IL	89	+1.9 pts
163	Markham, IL	88.8	+0.5 pts
164	Alsip, IL	88.7	-0.2 pts
165	Rolling Meadows, IL	88.6	+3.6 pts
166	Palos Hills, IL	88.6	+0.5 pts
167	Calumet City, IL	88.5	+0.3 pts
168	Plano, IL	88.5	-0.3 pts
169	Norridge, IL	88.4	+0.4 pts
170	Jacksonville, IL	88.4	+0.3 pts
171	Midlothian, IL	88.4	-1.1 pts
172	Des Plaines, IL	88.4	-0.1 pts
173	Rock Island, IL	88.3	+1.4 pts
174	Wood Dale, IL	88.1	-0.5 pts
175	Streamwood, IL	87.9	-0 pts
176	Wheeling, IL	87.8	-0.8 pts
177	Danville, IL	87.8	+0.5 pts
178	Round Lake, IL	87.6	-0.7 pts
179	Justice, IL	87.1	+0.3 pts
180	Pontiac, IL	87.1	+0.9 pts
181	Bellwood, IL	86.8	+2.9 pts
182	Chicago, IL	86.7	+0.4 pts
183	Hickory Hills, IL	86.6	+0.1 pts
184	Canton, IL	86.6	+0.3 pts
185	Crest Hill, IL	86.2	+1.6 pts
186	Dixon, IL	86	+0.6 pts
187	East Moline, IL	85.5	+0.9 pts
188	Rockford, IL	85.4	+0.8 pts
189	Galesburg, IL	85.1	-0.7 pts
190	Streator, IL	85	+0.2 pts
191	Joliet, IL	84.8	+0.4 pts
192	Romeoville, IL	84.6	+0.1 pts
193	Zion, IL	84.4	+1 pts
194	Chicago Heights, IL	84.2	+3.2 pts
195	Berwyn, IL	83.9	+0.9 pts
196	Kewanee, IL	83.8	+1.3 pts
197	Cahokia Heights, IL	83.6	n/a
198	Bridgeview, IL	82.9	-2.5 pts
199	Lyons, IL	82.8	-2.7 pts
200	Bensenville, IL	82.7	+1 pts
201	Glendale Heights, IL	82.6	-1.2 pts
202	Prospect Heights, IL	82.5	-2.5 pts
203	East St. Louis, IL	82.4	-0.7 pts
204	Hanover Park, IL	82.1	+0.7 pts
205	Elgin, IL	81.1	+0.8 pts
205	Schiller Park, IL	81.1	-1.9 pts
207	Aurora, IL	81	+0.5 pts
208	West Chicago, IL	80.6	+0.3 pts
209	North Chicago, IL	80.6	-1.1 pts
210	Addison, IL	80.3	+0.6 pts
211	Beach Park, IL	79.5	-5.9 pts
212	Burbank, IL	79.1	-1.4 pts
213	Kankakee, IL	78.7	+0.4 pts
214	Harvey, IL	78.3	-1.2 pts
215	Round Lake Beach, IL	77.9	+0.3 pts
216	Maywood, IL	77.7	-0.4 pts
217	Blue Island, IL	77.7	+0.7 pts
218	Waukegan, IL	77.7	+0.9 pts
219	Franklin Park, IL	77.3	-0.4 pts
220	Belvidere, IL	77.2	-1.8 pts
221	Carpentersville, IL	75.9	+1.7 pts
222	Northlake, IL	72.9	-1.9 pts
223	Melrose Park, IL	72.3	-1.2 pts
224	Cicero, IL	68.9	+0.8 pts
225	Summit, IL	64.8	+1 pts

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About this ranking

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 Illinois by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 Illinois by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/illinois-cities?period=2022. 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 Illinois by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/illinois-cities?period=2022.

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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 Illinois by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/illinois-cities?period=2022 (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 Illinois by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2022}},
  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/illinois-cities?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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