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

Scarsdale, NY had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 90 cities in 2021, at 97.7%. Kiryas Joel, NY had the lowest, at 70.7%. The median was 89.3% and the figure for New York was 87.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97.7Scarsdale, NY
Lowest70.7Kiryas Joel, NY
Median89.390 cities
New York87.4History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Scarsdale, NY: 97.7 %Scarsdale, NY97.7Rye, NY: 97.3 %Rye, NY97.3Massapequa Park, NY: 97 %Massapequa Park, NY97Babylon, NY: 97 %Babylon, NY97Ithaca, NY: 96.5 %Ithaca, NY96.5Garden City, NY: 96.5 %Garden City, NY96.5Lake Grove, NY: 95.9 %Lake Grove, NY95.9Kenmore, NY: 95.6 %Kenmore, NY95.6Long Beach, NY: 95.6 %Long Beach, NY95.6Woodbury, NY: 95.5 %Woodbury, NY95.5Dobbs Ferry, NY: 95.4 %Dobbs Ferry, NY95.4Depew, NY: 95.3 %Depew, NY95.3Saratoga Springs, NY: 95.1 %Saratoga Springs, NY95.1Rockville Centre, NY: 94.6 %Rockville Centre, NY94.6Oneonta, NY: 94.4 %Oneonta, NY94.4Corning, NY: 94.3 %Corning, NY94.3Floral Park, NY: 93.5 %Floral Park, NY93.5Harrison, NY: 93.4 %Harrison, NY93.4North Tonawanda, NY: 93.2 %North Tonawanda, NY93.2East Rockaway, NY: 93 %East Rockaway, NY93Plattsburgh, NY: 92.7 %Plattsburgh, NY92.7Lynbrook, NY: 92.6 %Lynbrook, NY92.6Suffern, NY: 92.6 %Suffern, NY92.6Tarrytown, NY: 92.5 %Tarrytown, NY92.5Beacon, NY: 91.8 %Beacon, NY91.8Great Neck, NY: 91.7 %Great Neck, NY91.7Lindenhurst, NY: 91.6 %Lindenhurst, NY91.6Canandaigua, NY: 91.5 %Canandaigua, NY91.5Patchogue, NY: 91.5 %Patchogue, NY91.5Tonawanda, NY: 91.4 %Tonawanda, NY91.4Chestnut Ridge, NY: 91.3 %Chestnut Ridge, NY91.3Oswego, NY: 91 %Oswego, NY91Cohoes, NY: 90.6 %Cohoes, NY90.6Oneida, NY: 90.4 %Oneida, NY90.4Valley Stream, NY: 90.4 %Valley Stream, NY90.4Batavia, NY: 90.2 %Batavia, NY90.2Lockport, NY: 90 %Lockport, NY90Watertown, NY: 90 %Watertown, NY90Olean, NY: 89.9 %Olean, NY89.9New Hyde Park, NY: 89.6 %New Hyde Park, NY89.6Scarsdale, NY: 97.7 %Scarsdale, NY97.7Rye, NY: 97.3 %Rye, NY97.3Massapequa Park, NY: 97 %Massapequa Park, NY97Babylon, NY: 97 %Babylon, NY97Ithaca, NY: 96.5 %Ithaca, NY96.5Garden City, NY: 96.5 %Garden City, NY96.5Lake Grove, NY: 95.9 %Lake Grove, NY95.9Kenmore, NY: 95.6 %Kenmore, NY95.6Long Beach, NY: 95.6 %Long Beach, NY95.6Woodbury, NY: 95.5 %Woodbury, NY95.5Dobbs Ferry, NY: 95.4 %Dobbs Ferry, NY95.4Depew, NY: 95.3 %Depew, NY95.3Saratoga Springs, NY: 95.1 %Saratoga Springs, NY95.1Rockville Centre, NY: 94.6 %Rockville Centre, NY94.6Oneonta, NY: 94.4 %Oneonta, NY94.4Corning, NY: 94.3 %Corning, NY94.3Floral Park, NY: 93.5 %Floral Park, NY93.5Harrison, NY: 93.4 %Harrison, NY93.4North Tonawanda, NY: 93.2 %North Tonawanda, NY93.2East Rockaway, NY: 93 %East Rockaway, NY93Plattsburgh, NY: 92.7 %Plattsburgh, NY92.7Lynbrook, NY: 92.6 %Lynbrook, NY92.6Suffern, NY: 92.6 %Suffern, NY92.6Tarrytown, NY: 92.5 %Tarrytown, NY92.5Beacon, NY: 91.8 %Beacon, NY91.8Great Neck, NY: 91.7 %Great Neck, NY91.7Lindenhurst, NY: 91.6 %Lindenhurst, NY91.6Canandaigua, NY: 91.5 %Canandaigua, NY91.5Patchogue, NY: 91.5 %Patchogue, NY91.5Tonawanda, NY: 91.4 %Tonawanda, NY91.4Chestnut Ridge, NY: 91.3 %Chestnut Ridge, NY91.3Oswego, NY: 91 %Oswego, NY91Cohoes, NY: 90.6 %Cohoes, NY90.6Oneida, NY: 90.4 %Oneida, NY90.4Valley Stream, NY: 90.4 %Valley Stream, NY90.4Batavia, NY: 90.2 %Batavia, NY90.2Lockport, NY: 90 %Lockport, NY90Watertown, NY: 90 %Watertown, NY90Olean, NY: 89.9 %Olean, NY89.9New Hyde Park, NY: 89.6 %New Hyde Park, NY89.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Scarsdale, NY97.7
2Rye, NY97.3
3Massapequa Park, NY97
4Babylon, NY97
5Ithaca, NY96.5
6Garden City, NY96.5
7Lake Grove, NY95.9
8Kenmore, NY95.6
9Long Beach, NY95.6
10Woodbury, NY95.5
11Dobbs Ferry, NY95.4
12Depew, NY95.3
13Saratoga Springs, NY95.1
14Rockville Centre, NY94.6
15Oneonta, NY94.4
16Corning, NY94.3
17Floral Park, NY93.5
18Harrison, NY93.4
19North Tonawanda, NY93.2
20East Rockaway, NY93
21Plattsburgh, NY92.7
22Lynbrook, NY92.6
23Suffern, NY92.6
24Tarrytown, NY92.5
25Beacon, NY91.8
26Great Neck, NY91.7
27Lindenhurst, NY91.6
28Canandaigua, NY91.5
29Patchogue, NY91.5
30Tonawanda, NY91.4
31Chestnut Ridge, NY91.3
32Oswego, NY91
33Cohoes, NY90.6
34Oneida, NY90.4
35Valley Stream, NY90.4
36Batavia, NY90.2
37Lockport, NY90
38Watertown, NY90
39Olean, NY89.9
40New Hyde Park, NY89.6
41White Plains, NY89.5
42Cortland, NY89.4
43Albany, NY89.3
44Mineola, NY89.3
45Geneva, NY89.3
46Johnson City, NY89.3
47Glens Falls, NY89.2
48Niagara Falls, NY88.2
49Airmont, NY88.1
50Troy, NY87.7
51Amsterdam, NY87.7
52Poughkeepsie, NY87.6
53Westbury, NY87.6
54Kingston, NY87.5
55Endicott, NY87
56Dunkirk, NY87
57Watervliet, NY86.9
58Mamaroneck, NY86.8
59Binghamton, NY86.2
60Fulton, NY86.2
61Rome, NY86.1
62Buffalo, NY86
63Lackawanna, NY85.7
63New Rochelle, NY85.7
65Jamestown, NY85.6
66Middletown, NY85.3
67Schenectady, NY85.1
68Mount Vernon, NY84.5
69West Haverstraw, NY84.2
70Syracuse, NY84
71Freeport, NY84
72Auburn, NY84
73Peekskill, NY83.6
74Mount Kisco, NY83.5
75Gloversville, NY83.5
76New York, NY83.2
77Glen Cove, NY83
78Yonkers, NY82.8
79Rochester, NY82.5
80Ossining, NY82.1
81Haverstraw, NY81
82Utica, NY80.8
83Elmira, NY80.7
84Newburgh, NY78.5
85Port Chester, NY78.3
86New Square, NY76.8
87Spring Valley, NY74.5
88Sleepy Hollow, NY74.4
89Hempstead, NY74.3
90Kiryas Joel, NY70.7

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 New York by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 New York by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-york-cities?period=2021. 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 York by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-york-cities?period=2021.

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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 York by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-york-cities?period=2021 (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 New York by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2021}},
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Which city has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Scarsdale, NY, with 97.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Kiryas Joel, NY, with 70.7% in 2021.

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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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