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

Franklin Lakes, NJ had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 117 cities in 2022, at 99%. New Brunswick, NJ had the lowest, at 66.7%. The median was 91.7% and the figure for New Jersey was 90.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest99Franklin Lakes, NJ
Lowest66.7New Brunswick, NJ
Median91.7117 cities
New Jersey90.6History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Franklin Lakes, NJ: 99 %Franklin Lakes, NJ99Chatham, NJ: 98.9 %Chatham, NJ98.9Tenafly, NJ: 98.9 %Tenafly, NJ98.9Westfield, NJ: 98.6 %Westfield, NJ98.6Haddonfield, NJ: 98.4 %Haddonfield, NJ98.4Florham Park, NJ: 98.4 %Florham Park, NJ98.4Ridgewood, NJ: 97.9 %Ridgewood, NJ97.9River Edge, NJ: 97.9 %River Edge, NJ97.9Kinnelon, NJ: 97.8 %Kinnelon, NJ97.8Princeton, NJ: 97.8 %Princeton, NJ97.8Edgewater, NJ: 97.7 %Edgewater, NJ97.7Tinton Falls, NJ: 97.5 %Tinton Falls, NJ97.5New Providence, NJ: 97.5 %New Providence, NJ97.5Glen Rock, NJ: 97.5 %Glen Rock, NJ97.5Ringwood, NJ: 97.3 %Ringwood, NJ97.3Madison, NJ: 97.1 %Madison, NJ97.1Oakland, NJ: 96.9 %Oakland, NJ96.9Wood-Ridge, NJ: 96.8 %Wood-Ridge, NJ96.8Fair Lawn, NJ: 96.6 %Fair Lawn, NJ96.6Ramsey, NJ: 96.4 %Ramsey, NJ96.4Hillsdale, NJ: 96.2 %Hillsdale, NJ96.2Ocean City, NJ: 96.1 %Ocean City, NJ96.1Hopatcong, NJ: 96.1 %Hopatcong, NJ96.1Point Pleasant, NJ: 96 %Point Pleasant, NJ96Highland Park, NJ: 96 %Highland Park, NJ96Hoboken, NJ: 95.9 %Hoboken, NJ95.9Metuchen, NJ: 95.9 %Metuchen, NJ95.9Collingswood, NJ: 95.4 %Collingswood, NJ95.4Fort Lee, NJ: 95.3 %Fort Lee, NJ95.3Summit, NJ: 95.2 %Summit, NJ95.2Secaucus, NJ: 94.9 %Secaucus, NJ94.9Rutherford, NJ: 94.9 %Rutherford, NJ94.9Pompton Lakes, NJ: 94.8 %Pompton Lakes, NJ94.8Waldwick, NJ: 94.7 %Waldwick, NJ94.7Montvale, NJ: 94.6 %Montvale, NJ94.6Paramus, NJ: 94.6 %Paramus, NJ94.6Beachwood, NJ: 94.6 %Beachwood, NJ94.6Hawthorne, NJ: 94.5 %Hawthorne, NJ94.5Dumont, NJ: 94.5 %Dumont, NJ94.5Hackettstown, NJ: 94.1 %Hackettstown, NJ94.1Franklin Lakes, NJ: 99 %Franklin Lakes, NJ99Chatham, NJ: 98.9 %Chatham, NJ98.9Tenafly, NJ: 98.9 %Tenafly, NJ98.9Westfield, NJ: 98.6 %Westfield, NJ98.6Haddonfield, NJ: 98.4 %Haddonfield, NJ98.4Florham Park, NJ: 98.4 %Florham Park, NJ98.4Ridgewood, NJ: 97.9 %Ridgewood, NJ97.9River Edge, NJ: 97.9 %River Edge, NJ97.9Kinnelon, NJ: 97.8 %Kinnelon, NJ97.8Princeton, NJ: 97.8 %Princeton, NJ97.8Edgewater, NJ: 97.7 %Edgewater, NJ97.7Tinton Falls, NJ: 97.5 %Tinton Falls, NJ97.5New Providence, NJ: 97.5 %New Providence, NJ97.5Glen Rock, NJ: 97.5 %Glen Rock, NJ97.5Ringwood, NJ: 97.3 %Ringwood, NJ97.3Madison, NJ: 97.1 %Madison, NJ97.1Oakland, NJ: 96.9 %Oakland, NJ96.9Wood-Ridge, NJ: 96.8 %Wood-Ridge, NJ96.8Fair Lawn, NJ: 96.6 %Fair Lawn, NJ96.6Ramsey, NJ: 96.4 %Ramsey, NJ96.4Hillsdale, NJ: 96.2 %Hillsdale, NJ96.2Ocean City, NJ: 96.1 %Ocean City, NJ96.1Hopatcong, NJ: 96.1 %Hopatcong, NJ96.1Point Pleasant, NJ: 96 %Point Pleasant, NJ96Highland Park, NJ: 96 %Highland Park, NJ96Hoboken, NJ: 95.9 %Hoboken, NJ95.9Metuchen, NJ: 95.9 %Metuchen, NJ95.9Collingswood, NJ: 95.4 %Collingswood, NJ95.4Fort Lee, NJ: 95.3 %Fort Lee, NJ95.3Summit, NJ: 95.2 %Summit, NJ95.2Secaucus, NJ: 94.9 %Secaucus, NJ94.9Rutherford, NJ: 94.9 %Rutherford, NJ94.9Pompton Lakes, NJ: 94.8 %Pompton Lakes, NJ94.8Waldwick, NJ: 94.7 %Waldwick, NJ94.7Montvale, NJ: 94.6 %Montvale, NJ94.6Paramus, NJ: 94.6 %Paramus, NJ94.6Beachwood, NJ: 94.6 %Beachwood, NJ94.6Hawthorne, NJ: 94.5 %Hawthorne, NJ94.5Dumont, NJ: 94.5 %Dumont, NJ94.5Hackettstown, NJ: 94.1 %Hackettstown, NJ94.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Franklin Lakes, NJ99-0.5 pts
2Chatham, NJ98.9+0.6 pts
3Tenafly, NJ98.9+0.8 pts
4Westfield, NJ98.6+0.3 pts
5Haddonfield, NJ98.4-0.1 pts
6Florham Park, NJ98.4-0.3 pts
7Ridgewood, NJ97.9+0.2 pts
8River Edge, NJ97.9-0.3 pts
9Kinnelon, NJ97.8-0.3 pts
9Princeton, NJ97.8-0.2 pts
11Edgewater, NJ97.7-0.3 pts
12Tinton Falls, NJ97.5-0.4 pts
13New Providence, NJ97.5-0.3 pts
14Glen Rock, NJ97.5-0.2 pts
15Ringwood, NJ97.3+1 pts
16Madison, NJ97.1-0.1 pts
17Oakland, NJ96.9-0.3 pts
18Wood-Ridge, NJ96.8+0.6 pts
19Fair Lawn, NJ96.6+0.1 pts
20Ramsey, NJ96.4-0.6 pts
21Hillsdale, NJ96.2+0.3 pts
22Ocean City, NJ96.1-0.7 pts
23Hopatcong, NJ96.1-0.3 pts
24Point Pleasant, NJ96+0.3 pts
25Highland Park, NJ96-1 pts
26Hoboken, NJ95.9+0.2 pts
27Metuchen, NJ95.90 pts
28Collingswood, NJ95.4-0.9 pts
29Fort Lee, NJ95.3+0.5 pts
30Summit, NJ95.2-0 pts
31Secaucus, NJ94.9+1.3 pts
32Rutherford, NJ94.9-0.4 pts
33Pompton Lakes, NJ94.8+0.5 pts
34Waldwick, NJ94.7+0.2 pts
35Montvale, NJ94.6-1.4 pts
35Paramus, NJ94.6+0.2 pts
37Beachwood, NJ94.6+0.2 pts
38Hawthorne, NJ94.5+0.5 pts
39Dumont, NJ94.5+0.6 pts
40Hackettstown, NJ94.1+0.8 pts
41Wanaque, NJ93.9+0.6 pts
42New Milford, NJ93.9+0.5 pts
43Westwood, NJ93.7+0.6 pts
44Morristown, NJ93.5+2.8 pts
45Manville, NJ93.5-0.2 pts
46Hasbrouck Heights, NJ93.5-0.7 pts
47North Arlington, NJ93.3-0.8 pts
48Glassboro, NJ93.2+0.5 pts
49Pine Hill, NJ93.1-0.5 pts
50Totowa, NJ930 pts
51Maywood, NJ93+0.1 pts
52Lincoln Park, NJ92.8-1.2 pts
53South Plainfield, NJ92.5-0.7 pts
54Ridgefield, NJ92.4+1.2 pts
55Sayreville, NJ92.3+0.4 pts
56Wallington, NJ92-0.3 pts
57Bergenfield, NJ91.9+0.2 pts
58Red Bank, NJ91.7+0.5 pts
59Woodland Park, NJ91.7+0.2 pts
60Roselle Park, NJ91.5+2.1 pts
61Ridgefield Park, NJ91.4+0.4 pts
62Palisades Park, NJ91.3+1.7 pts
63Englewood, NJ91.1+1.2 pts
64Phillipsburg, NJ90.8+0.1 pts
65Rahway, NJ90.80 pts
66South Amboy, NJ90.6+0.5 pts
67Elmwood Park, NJ90.60 pts
68Eatontown, NJ90.4-2.3 pts
69Somerville, NJ90.1+2.3 pts
70Jersey City, NJ90+0.6 pts
71Middlesex, NJ90-0.3 pts
72Woodbury, NJ89.9+1 pts
73Little Ferry, NJ89.9+2 pts
74Hammonton, NJ89.9+0.4 pts
75Bayonne, NJ89.8-0.3 pts
76Asbury Park, NJ89.5+1 pts
77Clifton, NJ89.1+0.9 pts
78East Rutherford, NJ89-1.8 pts
79Gloucester City, NJ89+0.5 pts
80Somers Point, NJ88.7+0.5 pts
81Harrison, NJ88.6+1.9 pts
82Burlington, NJ88.3-0.5 pts
83Roselle, NJ88.1+0.3 pts
84Bellmawr, NJ87.8+1.7 pts
85Bound Brook, NJ87.5-0.4 pts
86Cliffside Park, NJ87.4-0.6 pts
87Guttenberg, NJ86.7+1.1 pts
88East Orange, NJ86.4-1.3 pts
89Hackensack, NJ86.4+0.4 pts
90Linden, NJ85.7-1.6 pts
91Millville, NJ85.3+2.3 pts
92Garfield, NJ85.2-0.1 pts
93Lodi, NJ84.7+0.5 pts
94North Plainfield, NJ84.5-0.1 pts
95South River, NJ84.4-2.4 pts
96Lindenwold, NJ84.3-1.9 pts
97Long Branch, NJ84+1.7 pts
98Kearny, NJ83.9+0.6 pts
99Carteret, NJ83.7-0.3 pts
100Vineland, NJ80.7-0.7 pts
101Newark, NJ77.7+0.8 pts
102Freehold, NJ77.5+1.1 pts
103Paterson, NJ76.6-0.3 pts
104Union City, NJ76.3+1.7 pts
105Trenton, NJ76.3+0.7 pts
106Pleasantville, NJ75.6+1.3 pts
107Plainfield, NJ75.5-2.2 pts
108Fairview, NJ75.4-1.8 pts
109West New York, NJ75.3-2.4 pts
110Elizabeth, NJ74.3-0.7 pts
111Atlantic City, NJ74.20 pts
112Dover, NJ74+1 pts
113Perth Amboy, NJ70.2-0.4 pts
114Camden, NJ69.5+1.1 pts
115Bridgeton, NJ69.2-0.4 pts
116Passaic, NJ67.5-0.1 pts
117New Brunswick, NJ66.7+0.8 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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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 New Jersey 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/new-jersey-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 New Jersey 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/new-jersey-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Franklin Lakes, NJ, with 99% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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New Brunswick, NJ, with 66.7% in 2022.

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