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

Leawood, KS had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 38 cities in 2023, at 99.2%. Garden City, KS had the lowest, at 68.2%. The median was 94.6% and the figure for Kansas was 91.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest99.2Leawood, KS
Lowest68.2Garden City, KS
Median94.638 cities
Kansas91.9History

All cities, 2023

Leawood, KS: 99.2 %Leawood, KS99.2Prairie Village, KS: 98.9 %Prairie Village, KS98.9Mission, KS: 98.4 %Mission, KS98.4Andover, KS: 97.7 %Andover, KS97.7Spring Hill, KS: 97.3 %Spring Hill, KS97.3Lenexa, KS: 97.3 %Lenexa, KS97.3Overland Park, KS: 97.1 %Overland Park, KS97.1Merriam, KS: 96.4 %Merriam, KS96.4Shawnee, KS: 96 %Shawnee, KS96Derby, KS: 95.9 %Derby, KS95.9Lawrence, KS: 95.8 %Lawrence, KS95.8Hays, KS: 95.4 %Hays, KS95.4Manhattan, KS: 95.4 %Manhattan, KS95.4Atchison, KS: 95.3 %Atchison, KS95.3Gardner, KS: 95.2 %Gardner, KS95.2Lansing, KS: 95.1 %Lansing, KS95.1Bel Aire, KS: 94.9 %Bel Aire, KS94.9McPherson, KS: 94.7 %McPherson, KS94.7Olathe, KS: 94.7 %Olathe, KS94.7Ottawa, KS: 94.5 %Ottawa, KS94.5El Dorado, KS: 94.1 %El Dorado, KS94.1Pittsburg, KS: 93.3 %Pittsburg, KS93.3Salina, KS: 92.5 %Salina, KS92.5Topeka, KS: 91.8 %Topeka, KS91.8Junction City, KS: 91.8 %Junction City, KS91.8Leavenworth, KS: 91.8 %Leavenworth, KS91.8Winfield, KS: 91.7 %Winfield, KS91.7Haysville, KS: 91.7 %Haysville, KS91.7Newton, KS: 91.5 %Newton, KS91.5Hutchinson, KS: 90.8 %Hutchinson, KS90.8Arkansas City, KS: 89.7 %Arkansas City, KS89.7Wichita, KS: 88 %Wichita, KS88Emporia, KS: 87.1 %Emporia, KS87.1Great Bend, KS: 85.7 %Great Bend, KS85.7Kansas City, KS: 81.2 %Kansas City, KS81.2Dodge City, KS: 75 %Dodge City, KS75Liberal, KS: 70.9 %Liberal, KS70.9Garden City, KS: 68.2 %Garden City, KS68.2Leawood, KS: 99.2 %Leawood, KS99.2Prairie Village, KS: 98.9 %Prairie Village, KS98.9Mission, KS: 98.4 %Mission, KS98.4Andover, KS: 97.7 %Andover, KS97.7Spring Hill, KS: 97.3 %Spring Hill, KS97.3Lenexa, KS: 97.3 %Lenexa, KS97.3Overland Park, KS: 97.1 %Overland Park, KS97.1Merriam, KS: 96.4 %Merriam, KS96.4Shawnee, KS: 96 %Shawnee, KS96Derby, KS: 95.9 %Derby, KS95.9Lawrence, KS: 95.8 %Lawrence, KS95.8Hays, KS: 95.4 %Hays, KS95.4Manhattan, KS: 95.4 %Manhattan, KS95.4Atchison, KS: 95.3 %Atchison, KS95.3Gardner, KS: 95.2 %Gardner, KS95.2Lansing, KS: 95.1 %Lansing, KS95.1Bel Aire, KS: 94.9 %Bel Aire, KS94.9McPherson, KS: 94.7 %McPherson, KS94.7Olathe, KS: 94.7 %Olathe, KS94.7Ottawa, KS: 94.5 %Ottawa, KS94.5El Dorado, KS: 94.1 %El Dorado, KS94.1Pittsburg, KS: 93.3 %Pittsburg, KS93.3Salina, KS: 92.5 %Salina, KS92.5Topeka, KS: 91.8 %Topeka, KS91.8Junction City, KS: 91.8 %Junction City, KS91.8Leavenworth, KS: 91.8 %Leavenworth, KS91.8Winfield, KS: 91.7 %Winfield, KS91.7Haysville, KS: 91.7 %Haysville, KS91.7Newton, KS: 91.5 %Newton, KS91.5Hutchinson, KS: 90.8 %Hutchinson, KS90.8Arkansas City, KS: 89.7 %Arkansas City, KS89.7Wichita, KS: 88 %Wichita, KS88Emporia, KS: 87.1 %Emporia, KS87.1Great Bend, KS: 85.7 %Great Bend, KS85.7Kansas City, KS: 81.2 %Kansas City, KS81.2Dodge City, KS: 75 %Dodge City, KS75Liberal, KS: 70.9 %Liberal, KS70.9Garden City, KS: 68.2 %Garden City, KS68.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Leawood, KS99.20 pts
2Prairie Village, KS98.9+0.5 pts
3Mission, KS98.4-0.7 pts
4Andover, KS97.7-0.1 pts
5Spring Hill, KS97.3-1.2 pts
6Lenexa, KS97.3+0.1 pts
7Overland Park, KS97.1-0.1 pts
8Merriam, KS96.4+0.8 pts
9Shawnee, KS96+0.3 pts
10Derby, KS95.9-0.2 pts
11Lawrence, KS95.8-0.1 pts
12Hays, KS95.4-0.4 pts
13Manhattan, KS95.4+0.1 pts
14Atchison, KS95.3+0.9 pts
15Gardner, KS95.2-0.3 pts
16Lansing, KS95.1+0.8 pts
17Bel Aire, KS94.9-2.2 pts
18McPherson, KS94.7-0.6 pts
19Olathe, KS94.7-0 pts
20Ottawa, KS94.5+1.4 pts
21El Dorado, KS94.1-0.9 pts
22Pittsburg, KS93.3-0.7 pts
23Salina, KS92.5-1.3 pts
24Topeka, KS91.8+0.8 pts
25Junction City, KS91.8-0.3 pts
26Leavenworth, KS91.8-0.4 pts
27Winfield, KS91.7+0.2 pts
28Haysville, KS91.7-0.1 pts
29Newton, KS91.5+0.2 pts
30Hutchinson, KS90.8-0.8 pts
31Arkansas City, KS89.7-0.3 pts
32Wichita, KS88-0 pts
33Emporia, KS87.1+1.4 pts
34Great Bend, KS85.7+0.7 pts
35Kansas City, KS81.2+0.5 pts
36Dodge City, KS75-0 pts
37Liberal, KS70.9+1.9 pts
38Garden City, KS68.2-1 pts

Other periods

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/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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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 Kansas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Leawood, KS, with 99.2% in 2023, 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 68.2% 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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