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

Leawood, KS had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 38 cities in 2024, at 99%. Garden City, KS had the lowest, at 68.9%. The median was 94.4% and the figure for Kansas was 92%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest99Leawood, KS
Lowest68.9Garden City, KS
Median94.438 cities
Kansas92History

All cities, 2024

Leawood, KS: 99 %Leawood, KS99Mission, KS: 98.5 %Mission, KS98.5Prairie Village, KS: 98.5 %Prairie Village, KS98.5Andover, KS: 98.1 %Andover, KS98.1Overland Park, KS: 97.4 %Overland Park, KS97.4Spring Hill, KS: 97.2 %Spring Hill, KS97.2Lansing, KS: 97.1 %Lansing, KS97.1Lenexa, KS: 97 %Lenexa, KS97Manhattan, KS: 96.6 %Manhattan, KS96.6Merriam, KS: 96.3 %Merriam, KS96.3Shawnee, KS: 96.1 %Shawnee, KS96.1Derby, KS: 95.8 %Derby, KS95.8Gardner, KS: 95.6 %Gardner, KS95.6Lawrence, KS: 95.6 %Lawrence, KS95.6Atchison, KS: 95.4 %Atchison, KS95.4El Dorado, KS: 94.8 %El Dorado, KS94.8Olathe, KS: 94.7 %Olathe, KS94.7McPherson, KS: 94.5 %McPherson, KS94.5Bel Aire, KS: 94.5 %Bel Aire, KS94.5Hays, KS: 94.3 %Hays, KS94.3Ottawa, KS: 94.1 %Ottawa, KS94.1Salina, KS: 93.1 %Salina, KS93.1Newton, KS: 92.4 %Newton, KS92.4Haysville, KS: 92 %Haysville, KS92Topeka, KS: 91.7 %Topeka, KS91.7Leavenworth, KS: 91.5 %Leavenworth, KS91.5Junction City, KS: 91.5 %Junction City, KS91.5Pittsburg, KS: 90.1 %Pittsburg, KS90.1Winfield, KS: 90 %Winfield, KS90Hutchinson, KS: 89.7 %Hutchinson, KS89.7Arkansas City, KS: 89 %Arkansas City, KS89Wichita, KS: 88 %Wichita, KS88Emporia, KS: 87.8 %Emporia, KS87.8Great Bend, KS: 86.5 %Great Bend, KS86.5Kansas City, KS: 81.4 %Kansas City, KS81.4Dodge City, KS: 74.6 %Dodge City, KS74.6Liberal, KS: 71.4 %Liberal, KS71.4Garden City, KS: 68.9 %Garden City, KS68.9Leawood, KS: 99 %Leawood, KS99Mission, KS: 98.5 %Mission, KS98.5Prairie Village, KS: 98.5 %Prairie Village, KS98.5Andover, KS: 98.1 %Andover, KS98.1Overland Park, KS: 97.4 %Overland Park, KS97.4Spring Hill, KS: 97.2 %Spring Hill, KS97.2Lansing, KS: 97.1 %Lansing, KS97.1Lenexa, KS: 97 %Lenexa, KS97Manhattan, KS: 96.6 %Manhattan, KS96.6Merriam, KS: 96.3 %Merriam, KS96.3Shawnee, KS: 96.1 %Shawnee, KS96.1Derby, KS: 95.8 %Derby, KS95.8Gardner, KS: 95.6 %Gardner, KS95.6Lawrence, KS: 95.6 %Lawrence, KS95.6Atchison, KS: 95.4 %Atchison, KS95.4El Dorado, KS: 94.8 %El Dorado, KS94.8Olathe, KS: 94.7 %Olathe, KS94.7McPherson, KS: 94.5 %McPherson, KS94.5Bel Aire, KS: 94.5 %Bel Aire, KS94.5Hays, KS: 94.3 %Hays, KS94.3Ottawa, KS: 94.1 %Ottawa, KS94.1Salina, KS: 93.1 %Salina, KS93.1Newton, KS: 92.4 %Newton, KS92.4Haysville, KS: 92 %Haysville, KS92Topeka, KS: 91.7 %Topeka, KS91.7Leavenworth, KS: 91.5 %Leavenworth, KS91.5Junction City, KS: 91.5 %Junction City, KS91.5Pittsburg, KS: 90.1 %Pittsburg, KS90.1Winfield, KS: 90 %Winfield, KS90Hutchinson, KS: 89.7 %Hutchinson, KS89.7Arkansas City, KS: 89 %Arkansas City, KS89Wichita, KS: 88 %Wichita, KS88Emporia, KS: 87.8 %Emporia, KS87.8Great Bend, KS: 86.5 %Great Bend, KS86.5Kansas City, KS: 81.4 %Kansas City, KS81.4Dodge City, KS: 74.6 %Dodge City, KS74.6Liberal, KS: 71.4 %Liberal, KS71.4Garden City, KS: 68.9 %Garden City, KS68.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Leawood, KS99-0.3 pts
2Mission, KS98.5+0.1 pts
3Prairie Village, KS98.5-0.4 pts
4Andover, KS98.1+0.4 pts
5Overland Park, KS97.4+0.3 pts
6Spring Hill, KS97.2-0.1 pts
7Lansing, KS97.1+2 pts
8Lenexa, KS97-0.2 pts
9Manhattan, KS96.6+1.2 pts
10Merriam, KS96.3-0.2 pts
11Shawnee, KS96.1+0.2 pts
12Derby, KS95.8-0.1 pts
13Gardner, KS95.6+0.5 pts
14Lawrence, KS95.6-0.3 pts
15Atchison, KS95.4+0.1 pts
16El Dorado, KS94.8+0.6 pts
17Olathe, KS94.7-0 pts
18McPherson, KS94.5-0.2 pts
19Bel Aire, KS94.5-0.4 pts
20Hays, KS94.3-1.2 pts
21Ottawa, KS94.1-0.4 pts
22Salina, KS93.1+0.6 pts
23Newton, KS92.4+0.9 pts
24Haysville, KS92+0.3 pts
25Topeka, KS91.7-0.2 pts
26Leavenworth, KS91.5-0.3 pts
27Junction City, KS91.5-0.4 pts
28Pittsburg, KS90.1-3.2 pts
29Winfield, KS90-1.8 pts
30Hutchinson, KS89.7-1.1 pts
31Arkansas City, KS89-0.7 pts
32Wichita, KS880 pts
33Emporia, KS87.8+0.7 pts
34Great Bend, KS86.5+0.8 pts
35Kansas City, KS81.4+0.2 pts
36Dodge City, KS74.6-0.4 pts
37Liberal, KS71.4+0.5 pts
38Garden City, KS68.9+0.7 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.

How to cite

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.

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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 Kansas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Kansas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/kansas-cities. 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 Kansas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/kansas-cities.

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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 Kansas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/kansas-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Leawood, KS, with 99% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Garden City, KS, with 68.9% in 2024.

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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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