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

Rye, NY had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 90 cities in 2022, at 98.5%. Sleepy Hollow, NY had the lowest, at 73%. The median was 88.7% and the figure for New York was 87.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest98.5Rye, NY
Lowest73Sleepy Hollow, NY
Median88.790 cities
New York87.6History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Rye, NY: 98.5 %Rye, NY98.5Scarsdale, NY: 97.6 %Scarsdale, NY97.6Massapequa Park, NY: 97.3 %Massapequa Park, NY97.3Babylon, NY: 96.8 %Babylon, NY96.8Ithaca, NY: 96.2 %Ithaca, NY96.2Garden City, NY: 96.1 %Garden City, NY96.1Long Beach, NY: 95.9 %Long Beach, NY95.9Kenmore, NY: 95.8 %Kenmore, NY95.8Lake Grove, NY: 95.5 %Lake Grove, NY95.5Rockville Centre, NY: 95.4 %Rockville Centre, NY95.4Saratoga Springs, NY: 95.3 %Saratoga Springs, NY95.3Floral Park, NY: 95.1 %Floral Park, NY95.1Corning, NY: 95 %Corning, NY95Oneonta, NY: 94.9 %Oneonta, NY94.9Depew, NY: 94.9 %Depew, NY94.9Dobbs Ferry, NY: 94.9 %Dobbs Ferry, NY94.9Woodbury, NY: 94.4 %Woodbury, NY94.4Harrison, NY: 94.4 %Harrison, NY94.4Tarrytown, NY: 93.5 %Tarrytown, NY93.5North Tonawanda, NY: 93.4 %North Tonawanda, NY93.4Plattsburgh, NY: 92.9 %Plattsburgh, NY92.9Lindenhurst, NY: 92.5 %Lindenhurst, NY92.5Suffern, NY: 92.4 %Suffern, NY92.4East Rockaway, NY: 92.2 %East Rockaway, NY92.2Lynbrook, NY: 91.9 %Lynbrook, NY91.9Tonawanda, NY: 91.9 %Tonawanda, NY91.9Oswego, NY: 91.7 %Oswego, NY91.7Chestnut Ridge, NY: 91.4 %Chestnut Ridge, NY91.4Canandaigua, NY: 91.3 %Canandaigua, NY91.3Batavia, NY: 91.1 %Batavia, NY91.1Beacon, NY: 90.9 %Beacon, NY90.9Watertown, NY: 90.8 %Watertown, NY90.8Great Neck, NY: 90.7 %Great Neck, NY90.7Cohoes, NY: 90.3 %Cohoes, NY90.3Lockport, NY: 90.1 %Lockport, NY90.1Watervliet, NY: 89.9 %Watervliet, NY89.9New Hyde Park, NY: 89.9 %New Hyde Park, NY89.9Valley Stream, NY: 89.8 %Valley Stream, NY89.8Oneida, NY: 89.5 %Oneida, NY89.5Johnson City, NY: 89.2 %Johnson City, NY89.2Rye, NY: 98.5 %Rye, NY98.5Scarsdale, NY: 97.6 %Scarsdale, NY97.6Massapequa Park, NY: 97.3 %Massapequa Park, NY97.3Babylon, NY: 96.8 %Babylon, NY96.8Ithaca, NY: 96.2 %Ithaca, NY96.2Garden City, NY: 96.1 %Garden City, NY96.1Long Beach, NY: 95.9 %Long Beach, NY95.9Kenmore, NY: 95.8 %Kenmore, NY95.8Lake Grove, NY: 95.5 %Lake Grove, NY95.5Rockville Centre, NY: 95.4 %Rockville Centre, NY95.4Saratoga Springs, NY: 95.3 %Saratoga Springs, NY95.3Floral Park, NY: 95.1 %Floral Park, NY95.1Corning, NY: 95 %Corning, NY95Oneonta, NY: 94.9 %Oneonta, NY94.9Depew, NY: 94.9 %Depew, NY94.9Dobbs Ferry, NY: 94.9 %Dobbs Ferry, NY94.9Woodbury, NY: 94.4 %Woodbury, NY94.4Harrison, NY: 94.4 %Harrison, NY94.4Tarrytown, NY: 93.5 %Tarrytown, NY93.5North Tonawanda, NY: 93.4 %North Tonawanda, NY93.4Plattsburgh, NY: 92.9 %Plattsburgh, NY92.9Lindenhurst, NY: 92.5 %Lindenhurst, NY92.5Suffern, NY: 92.4 %Suffern, NY92.4East Rockaway, NY: 92.2 %East Rockaway, NY92.2Lynbrook, NY: 91.9 %Lynbrook, NY91.9Tonawanda, NY: 91.9 %Tonawanda, NY91.9Oswego, NY: 91.7 %Oswego, NY91.7Chestnut Ridge, NY: 91.4 %Chestnut Ridge, NY91.4Canandaigua, NY: 91.3 %Canandaigua, NY91.3Batavia, NY: 91.1 %Batavia, NY91.1Beacon, NY: 90.9 %Beacon, NY90.9Watertown, NY: 90.8 %Watertown, NY90.8Great Neck, NY: 90.7 %Great Neck, NY90.7Cohoes, NY: 90.3 %Cohoes, NY90.3Lockport, NY: 90.1 %Lockport, NY90.1Watervliet, NY: 89.9 %Watervliet, NY89.9New Hyde Park, NY: 89.9 %New Hyde Park, NY89.9Valley Stream, NY: 89.8 %Valley Stream, NY89.8Oneida, NY: 89.5 %Oneida, NY89.5Johnson City, NY: 89.2 %Johnson City, NY89.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Rye, NY98.5+1.2 pts
2Scarsdale, NY97.6-0.1 pts
3Massapequa Park, NY97.3+0.3 pts
4Babylon, NY96.8-0.1 pts
5Ithaca, NY96.2-0.4 pts
6Garden City, NY96.1-0.4 pts
7Long Beach, NY95.9+0.3 pts
8Kenmore, NY95.8+0.1 pts
9Lake Grove, NY95.5-0.4 pts
10Rockville Centre, NY95.4+0.8 pts
11Saratoga Springs, NY95.3+0.2 pts
12Floral Park, NY95.1+1.5 pts
13Corning, NY95+0.8 pts
14Oneonta, NY94.9+0.5 pts
15Depew, NY94.9-0.4 pts
15Dobbs Ferry, NY94.9-0.5 pts
17Woodbury, NY94.4-1.1 pts
18Harrison, NY94.4+1 pts
19Tarrytown, NY93.5+0.9 pts
20North Tonawanda, NY93.4+0.2 pts
21Plattsburgh, NY92.9+0.2 pts
22Lindenhurst, NY92.5+1 pts
23Suffern, NY92.4-0.2 pts
24East Rockaway, NY92.2-0.8 pts
25Lynbrook, NY91.9-0.7 pts
26Tonawanda, NY91.9+0.5 pts
27Oswego, NY91.7+0.7 pts
28Chestnut Ridge, NY91.4+0.2 pts
29Canandaigua, NY91.3-0.1 pts
30Batavia, NY91.1+0.9 pts
31Beacon, NY90.9-0.9 pts
32Watertown, NY90.8+0.8 pts
33Great Neck, NY90.7-1 pts
34Cohoes, NY90.3-0.3 pts
35Lockport, NY90.10 pts
36Watervliet, NY89.9+3 pts
37New Hyde Park, NY89.9+0.3 pts
38Valley Stream, NY89.8-0.5 pts
39Oneida, NY89.5-0.9 pts
40Johnson City, NY89.2-0.1 pts
41Cortland, NY89.1-0.3 pts
42White Plains, NY89-0.5 pts
43Olean, NY89-0.9 pts
44Albany, NY88.8-0.5 pts
45Glens Falls, NY88.7-0.5 pts
46Mineola, NY88.7-0.7 pts
47Poughkeepsie, NY88.4+0.8 pts
48Patchogue, NY88-3.4 pts
49Dunkirk, NY87.9+1 pts
50West Haverstraw, NY87.9+3.7 pts
51Troy, NY87.9+0.1 pts
52Westbury, NY87.9+0.3 pts
53Kingston, NY87.8+0.4 pts
54Geneva, NY87.8-1.5 pts
55Mamaroneck, NY87.5+0.7 pts
56Niagara Falls, NY87.3-0.8 pts
57Endicott, NY87.2+0.2 pts
58Peekskill, NY86.9+3.3 pts
59Amsterdam, NY86.9-0.8 pts
60Rome, NY86.8+0.8 pts
61Jamestown, NY86.7+1 pts
62Lackawanna, NY86.5+0.8 pts
63Buffalo, NY86.2+0.3 pts
64Mount Kisco, NY86.1+2.5 pts
65Binghamton, NY86-0.2 pts
66New Rochelle, NY86+0.3 pts
67Fulton, NY85.9-0.3 pts
68Airmont, NY85.7-2.4 pts
69Schenectady, NY85.6+0.5 pts
70Glen Cove, NY85.5+2.5 pts
71Auburn, NY85.1+1.1 pts
72Syracuse, NY84.5+0.4 pts
73Middletown, NY84.4-0.9 pts
74Mount Vernon, NY84.4-0.1 pts
75Gloversville, NY84.4+0.9 pts
76Ossining, NY84+2 pts
77Yonkers, NY83.8+0.9 pts
78Freeport, NY83.5-0.5 pts
79Rochester, NY83.4+0.9 pts
80New York, NY83.3+0.1 pts
81Elmira, NY81.8+1.1 pts
82Utica, NY80.80 pts
83Newburgh, NY80.3+1.8 pts
84Haverstraw, NY79-2 pts
85Port Chester, NY78.7+0.4 pts
86Spring Valley, NY77+2.5 pts
87New Square, NY76.4-0.4 pts
88Hempstead, NY74.8+0.5 pts
89Kiryas Joel, NY73.6+3 pts
90Sleepy Hollow, NY73-1.4 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 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-york-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 York by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-york-cities?period=2022.

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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, 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-york-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?

Rye, NY, with 98.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sleepy Hollow, NY, with 73% in 2022.

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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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