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 2023, at 99.4%. Summit, IL had the lowest, at 68%. The median was 92.5% and the figure for Illinois was 90.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest99.4Western Springs, IL

Lowest68Summit, IL

Median92.5225 cities

Illinois90.3History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Western Springs, IL	99.4	+0.1 pts
2	Lake Forest, IL	99.1	+0.3 pts
3	Winnetka, IL	99.1	+0.1 pts
4	Wilmette, IL	98.8	+0.4 pts
5	Deerfield, IL	98.7	+0.3 pts
6	Manhattan, IL	98.4	+1.8 pts
7	Washington, IL	98.3	0 pts
8	Frankfort, IL	98.3	+0.3 pts
8	New Lenox, IL	98.3	+0.2 pts
10	Campton Hills, IL	98.2	-0.8 pts
11	Lisle, IL	98	-0 pts
12	Mokena, IL	97.9	-0.2 pts
13	Libertyville, IL	97.8	+0.5 pts
13	Winfield, IL	97.8	-0.8 pts
15	Palos Heights, IL	97.7	+0.4 pts
16	Pingree Grove, IL	97.6	-1.1 pts
17	Hinsdale, IL	97.5	-0.3 pts
18	Normal, IL	97.5	+0.1 pts
19	Troy, IL	97.4	+1.1 pts
20	Chatham, IL	97.4	+0.6 pts
21	La Grange, IL	97.3	+0.6 pts
22	Northbrook, IL	97.3	-0.1 pts
22	Oak Park, IL	97.3	+0.1 pts
24	Shiloh, IL	97.2	-0.6 pts
25	Lake Zurich, IL	97.2	+0.3 pts
26	Naperville, IL	97.2	-0.3 pts
27	Columbia, IL	97.2	-0.6 pts
28	Grayslake, IL	97.2	-0.1 pts
29	Highland Park, IL	97.1	-0.5 pts
30	Channahon, IL	97	+0.3 pts
31	Burr Ridge, IL	97	-0.2 pts
31	Edwardsville, IL	97	+0.4 pts
33	Lockport, IL	97	+0.1 pts
34	O'Fallon, IL	97	+0.8 pts
35	Buffalo Grove, IL	96.9	-0.4 pts
36	Cary, IL	96.8	-0.7 pts
37	Park Ridge, IL	96.8	+0.6 pts
38	Glen Carbon, IL	96.8	+0.5 pts
39	Batavia, IL	96.7	+0.2 pts
40	River Forest, IL	96.7	-0.7 pts
41	Lombard, IL	96.7	-0.2 pts
42	Glenview, IL	96.7	+0.3 pts
43	Morton, IL	96.6	+0.6 pts
43	Swansea, IL	96.6	-0 pts
45	Roscoe, IL	96.6	+1 pts
46	Downers Grove, IL	96.5	+0.3 pts
46	Highland, IL	96.5	+0.5 pts
48	Elmhurst, IL	96.5	-0 pts
49	Mahomet, IL	96.5	-2.2 pts
50	Wheaton, IL	96.5	+0.2 pts
51	Evanston, IL	96.5	+0.7 pts
52	Shorewood, IL	96.4	0 pts
53	Geneva, IL	96.4	-1 pts
53	Godfrey, IL	96.4	+0.5 pts
55	Arlington Heights, IL	96.2	-0 pts
55	Waterloo, IL	96.2	+0.9 pts
57	Glen Ellyn, IL	96.2	-0.1 pts
58	Barrington, IL	96.1	-0.6 pts
59	Tinley Park, IL	96.1	+0.3 pts
60	Schaumburg, IL	96.1	-0.2 pts
61	Huntley, IL	96	+0.4 pts
62	Homewood, IL	95.9	+0.2 pts
63	Sycamore, IL	95.9	-0.3 pts
64	Vernon Hills, IL	95.8	+0.8 pts
65	Minooka, IL	95.8	+0.9 pts
66	La Grange Park, IL	95.6	-1.5 pts
67	Lake in the Hills, IL	95.6	-0.9 pts
68	Urbana, IL	95.5	-0.3 pts
69	Lemont, IL	95.5	-0.4 pts
70	Forest Park, IL	95.4	-1.2 pts
71	Yorkville, IL	95.4	-0.7 pts
72	Plainfield, IL	95.4	-0.1 pts
73	Bourbonnais, IL	95.4	+0.2 pts
74	Westmont, IL	95.4	-0.2 pts
75	Bartlett, IL	95.4	+0.3 pts
76	Gurnee, IL	95.3	-0.8 pts
77	Algonquin, IL	95.2	+0.7 pts
78	Darien, IL	95.1	-0.3 pts
79	Lindenhurst, IL	95.1	-1 pts
80	Oswego, IL	94.8	+0.5 pts
81	Antioch, IL	94.8	+0.6 pts
82	Crystal Lake, IL	94.8	-0.6 pts
83	St. Charles, IL	94.8	+0.2 pts
84	Bloomington, IL	94.7	-0.2 pts
85	Collinsville, IL	94.7	+1 pts
86	Macomb, IL	94.7	-0.4 pts
87	Champaign, IL	94.6	+1.2 pts
88	Orland Park, IL	94.6	+0.4 pts
89	Richton Park, IL	94.6	+0.3 pts
90	Carbondale, IL	94.5	+0.4 pts
91	Belleville, IL	94.5	+0.6 pts
92	East Peoria, IL	94.2	+0.6 pts
93	Wood River, IL	93.9	-0.8 pts
94	Brookfield, IL	93.8	+2 pts
94	Matteson, IL	93.8	-0.4 pts
96	Marion, IL	93.8	-0.2 pts
97	Country Club Hills, IL	93.8	-1.4 pts
98	Woodridge, IL	93.8	+0.2 pts
99	Taylorville, IL	93.7	+0.3 pts
100	Evergreen Park, IL	93.7	-0.1 pts
101	Mount Vernon, IL	93.5	+1.5 pts
102	Morris, IL	93.5	-0.8 pts
103	Lincoln, IL	93.5	+0.3 pts
104	Dolton, IL	93.3	+0.7 pts
105	Lincolnwood, IL	93.1	-0.3 pts
106	Lansing, IL	92.9	+0.7 pts
107	Fairview Heights, IL	92.9	+0.1 pts
108	Bloomingdale, IL	92.8	+0.1 pts
109	Bradley, IL	92.7	+1.4 pts
110	North Aurora, IL	92.7	-1.6 pts
110	Westchester, IL	92.7	-0.5 pts
112	Springfield, IL	92.7	+0.7 pts
113	Villa Park, IL	92.5	+0.5 pts
114	Roselle, IL	92.5	+0.2 pts
115	Elk Grove Village, IL	92.5	-1.2 pts
116	Plano, IL	92.4	+4 pts
117	Charleston, IL	92.4	-0.2 pts
118	Oak Forest, IL	92.3	-0.9 pts
119	Quincy, IL	92.3	-0 pts
120	Homer Glen, IL	92.3	-1.2 pts
121	Peoria, IL	92.1	+0.6 pts
122	South Holland, IL	92	+0.3 pts
123	Fox Lake, IL	92	+2.3 pts
124	Ottawa, IL	92	+0.5 pts
125	Effingham, IL	91.9	-0.1 pts
126	Loves Park, IL	91.9	-0.2 pts
126	Wauconda, IL	91.9	+0.1 pts
128	Decatur, IL	91.8	+0.9 pts
129	Mount Prospect, IL	91.7	+0.7 pts
130	Hazel Crest, IL	91.7	-2.2 pts
130	Herrin, IL	91.7	+0.5 pts
132	Skokie, IL	91.6	+0.3 pts
133	Hoffman Estates, IL	91.5	+0.3 pts
134	River Grove, IL	91.5	0 pts
135	Riverdale, IL	91.2	+1.2 pts
136	Park Forest, IL	91.2	+0.1 pts
137	Palatine, IL	91.2	+0.2 pts
138	Crestwood, IL	91.1	-1.3 pts
139	Machesney Park, IL	91.1	+0.3 pts
140	Montgomery, IL	90.9	-1.3 pts
141	Alton, IL	90.8	+1.8 pts
142	McHenry, IL	90.8	-1.1 pts
143	South Elgin, IL	90.7	+1.5 pts
144	Chicago Ridge, IL	90.7	-0.6 pts
145	Rantoul, IL	90.6	+0.9 pts
146	Mundelein, IL	90.5	+0.4 pts
147	Justice, IL	90.5	+3.4 pts
148	Sterling, IL	90.5	+0.4 pts
149	Oak Lawn, IL	90.3	+0.5 pts
150	Carol Stream, IL	90.3	-1.6 pts
151	Freeport, IL	90	-0 pts
152	Rock Island, IL	89.9	+1.5 pts
153	Pekin, IL	89.8	-0 pts
154	DeKalb, IL	89.6	-1.7 pts
155	Morton Grove, IL	89.6	-0.3 pts
156	Mattoon, IL	89.6	-1.1 pts
157	Bolingbrook, IL	89.4	-0.9 pts
158	Moline, IL	89.1	-0.4 pts
159	Des Plaines, IL	89.1	+0.8 pts
159	Woodstock, IL	89.1	-0.8 pts
161	Centralia, IL	89	0 pts
162	Hickory Hills, IL	88.9	+2.3 pts
163	Worth, IL	88.6	-1.3 pts
164	Elmwood Park, IL	88.6	-2.1 pts
165	Calumet City, IL	88.5	0 pts
166	Canton, IL	88.4	+1.9 pts
167	Niles, IL	88.4	-1 pts
168	Wood Dale, IL	88.3	+0.3 pts
169	Alsip, IL	88.3	-0.4 pts
170	Streator, IL	88.1	+3.2 pts
171	Midlothian, IL	88.1	-0.3 pts
172	Jacksonville, IL	88.1	-0.3 pts
173	Granite City, IL	88.1	-1.1 pts
174	Wheeling, IL	88	+0.2 pts
175	Danville, IL	87.7	-0.1 pts
176	Round Lake, IL	87.5	-0 pts
177	Palos Hills, IL	87.2	-1.4 pts
178	Norridge, IL	87.2	-1.2 pts
179	Dixon, IL	87.2	+1.2 pts
180	Streamwood, IL	87.1	-0.8 pts
181	Markham, IL	87	-1.7 pts
181	Rolling Meadows, IL	87	-1.6 pts
183	Chicago, IL	86.8	+0.2 pts
184	Schiller Park, IL	86.6	+5.6 pts
185	East Moline, IL	86.5	+1 pts
186	Warrenville, IL	86.2	-3.7 pts
187	Crest Hill, IL	86.2	0 pts
188	Bellwood, IL	85.9	-0.9 pts
189	Galesburg, IL	85.7	+0.6 pts
190	Zion, IL	85.3	+0.9 pts
191	Cahokia Heights, IL	85	+1.4 pts
192	Pontiac, IL	85	-2.1 pts
193	Rockford, IL	84.9	-0.4 pts
194	Chicago Heights, IL	84.9	+0.7 pts
195	Joliet, IL	84.9	+0.1 pts
196	Berwyn, IL	84.7	+0.8 pts
197	Hanover Park, IL	84	+1.9 pts
198	Prospect Heights, IL	83.8	+1.3 pts
199	Kewanee, IL	83.4	-0.4 pts
200	Romeoville, IL	83.3	-1.3 pts
201	Lyons, IL	83.2	+0.4 pts
202	Glendale Heights, IL	83.1	+0.4 pts
203	East St. Louis, IL	82.7	+0.3 pts
204	Bridgeview, IL	82.7	-0.3 pts
205	Aurora, IL	82.1	+1.1 pts
206	Blue Island, IL	81.8	+4.1 pts
207	Elgin, IL	81.2	+0.1 pts
208	Kankakee, IL	81.1	+2.4 pts
209	North Chicago, IL	81.1	+0.5 pts
210	Beach Park, IL	80.7	+1.1 pts
211	West Chicago, IL	80.4	-0.2 pts
212	Bensenville, IL	79.7	-3 pts
213	Burbank, IL	79.3	+0.2 pts
214	Maywood, IL	79.2	+1.4 pts
215	Belvidere, IL	78.1	+0.9 pts
216	Franklin Park, IL	77.2	-0.1 pts
217	Addison, IL	77.2	-3.1 pts
218	Round Lake Beach, IL	77	-0.9 pts
219	Waukegan, IL	76.5	-1.2 pts
220	Carpentersville, IL	76.3	+0.4 pts
221	Harvey, IL	76.1	-2.2 pts
222	Northlake, IL	74.4	+1.6 pts
223	Melrose Park, IL	70.5	-1.8 pts
224	Cicero, IL	68.2	-0.7 pts
225	Summit, IL	68	+3.2 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/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 Illinois 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 Illinois 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/illinois-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 Illinois 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/illinois-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 Illinois by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
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