# Cities in Iowa by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

All 41 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `high_school_graduate_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/iowa-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Grimes, IA | 99.3 |
| 2 | Pleasant Hill, IA | 98.9 |
| 3 | North Liberty, IA | 98.8 |
| 4 | Ames, IA | 97.9 |
| 5 | Ankeny, IA | 97.8 |
| 5 | Cedar Falls, IA | 97.8 |
| 7 | Norwalk, IA | 97.8 |
| 8 | Indianola, IA | 97.2 |
| 9 | Johnston, IA | 96.9 |
| 10 | Pella, IA | 96.8 |
| 11 | Iowa City, IA | 96.5 |
| 12 | Marion, IA | 96.3 |
| 13 | West Des Moines, IA | 96.3 |
| 14 | Altoona, IA | 96.2 |
| 15 | Bettendorf, IA | 95.9 |
| 16 | Waukee, IA | 95.4 |
| 17 | Carroll, IA | 95.4 |
| 18 | Coralville, IA | 95.2 |
| 19 | Waverly, IA | 95 |
| 20 | Clive, IA | 94.9 |
| 21 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 94.3 |
| 22 | Le Mars, IA | 94.1 |
| 23 | Boone, IA | 94.1 |
| 24 | Urbandale, IA | 93.9 |
| 25 | Dubuque, IA | 93.7 |
| 26 | Mason City, IA | 93.6 |
| 27 | Burlington, IA | 93.6 |
| 28 | Oskaloosa, IA | 93.3 |
| 29 | Newton, IA | 93.2 |
| 30 | Davenport, IA | 92.6 |
| 31 | Spencer, IA | 92.4 |
| 32 | Fort Dodge, IA | 91.8 |
| 33 | Clinton, IA | 90.4 |
| 34 | Waterloo, IA | 89.6 |
| 35 | Muscatine, IA | 89.5 |
| 36 | Council Bluffs, IA | 88.5 |
| 37 | Des Moines, IA | 87 |
| 38 | Ottumwa, IA | 86.5 |
| 39 | Sioux City, IA | 85.6 |
| 40 | Marshalltown, IA | 81.8 |
| 41 | Storm Lake, IA | 72.3 |