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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 2023, at 97.8%. New Square, NY had the lowest, at 70.8%. The median was 88.7% and the figure for New York was 87.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97.8Scarsdale, NY
Lowest70.8New Square, NY
Median88.790 cities
New York87.9History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Scarsdale, NY: 97.8 %Scarsdale, NY97.8Massapequa Park, NY: 97.5 %Massapequa Park, NY97.5Rye, NY: 97.5 %Rye, NY97.5Babylon, NY: 96.9 %Babylon, NY96.9Kenmore, NY: 96.5 %Kenmore, NY96.5Long Beach, NY: 96.2 %Long Beach, NY96.2Garden City, NY: 96 %Garden City, NY96Rockville Centre, NY: 95.9 %Rockville Centre, NY95.9Tarrytown, NY: 95.7 %Tarrytown, NY95.7Saratoga Springs, NY: 95.7 %Saratoga Springs, NY95.7Woodbury, NY: 95.5 %Woodbury, NY95.5Ithaca, NY: 95.4 %Ithaca, NY95.4Lake Grove, NY: 95.1 %Lake Grove, NY95.1Depew, NY: 94.9 %Depew, NY94.9Corning, NY: 94.8 %Corning, NY94.8Floral Park, NY: 94.5 %Floral Park, NY94.5Oneonta, NY: 94.4 %Oneonta, NY94.4Dobbs Ferry, NY: 94 %Dobbs Ferry, NY94North Tonawanda, NY: 93.3 %North Tonawanda, NY93.3Harrison, NY: 92.9 %Harrison, NY92.9Plattsburgh, NY: 92.4 %Plattsburgh, NY92.4Tonawanda, NY: 92.3 %Tonawanda, NY92.3Oswego, NY: 92.1 %Oswego, NY92.1East Rockaway, NY: 91.9 %East Rockaway, NY91.9Lindenhurst, NY: 91.7 %Lindenhurst, NY91.7Canandaigua, NY: 91.7 %Canandaigua, NY91.7New Hyde Park, NY: 91.5 %New Hyde Park, NY91.5Batavia, NY: 91.3 %Batavia, NY91.3Lynbrook, NY: 91.2 %Lynbrook, NY91.2Suffern, NY: 90.8 %Suffern, NY90.8Watervliet, NY: 90.1 %Watervliet, NY90.1Lockport, NY: 90 %Lockport, NY90Great Neck, NY: 90 %Great Neck, NY90Cohoes, NY: 90 %Cohoes, NY90Oneida, NY: 89.9 %Oneida, NY89.9Glens Falls, NY: 89.6 %Glens Falls, NY89.6Albany, NY: 89.6 %Albany, NY89.6Watertown, NY: 89.4 %Watertown, NY89.4Olean, NY: 89.4 %Olean, NY89.4Cortland, NY: 89.2 %Cortland, NY89.2Scarsdale, NY: 97.8 %Scarsdale, NY97.8Massapequa Park, NY: 97.5 %Massapequa Park, NY97.5Rye, NY: 97.5 %Rye, NY97.5Babylon, NY: 96.9 %Babylon, NY96.9Kenmore, NY: 96.5 %Kenmore, NY96.5Long Beach, NY: 96.2 %Long Beach, NY96.2Garden City, NY: 96 %Garden City, NY96Rockville Centre, NY: 95.9 %Rockville Centre, NY95.9Tarrytown, NY: 95.7 %Tarrytown, NY95.7Saratoga Springs, NY: 95.7 %Saratoga Springs, NY95.7Woodbury, NY: 95.5 %Woodbury, NY95.5Ithaca, NY: 95.4 %Ithaca, NY95.4Lake Grove, NY: 95.1 %Lake Grove, NY95.1Depew, NY: 94.9 %Depew, NY94.9Corning, NY: 94.8 %Corning, NY94.8Floral Park, NY: 94.5 %Floral Park, NY94.5Oneonta, NY: 94.4 %Oneonta, NY94.4Dobbs Ferry, NY: 94 %Dobbs Ferry, NY94North Tonawanda, NY: 93.3 %North Tonawanda, NY93.3Harrison, NY: 92.9 %Harrison, NY92.9Plattsburgh, NY: 92.4 %Plattsburgh, NY92.4Tonawanda, NY: 92.3 %Tonawanda, NY92.3Oswego, NY: 92.1 %Oswego, NY92.1East Rockaway, NY: 91.9 %East Rockaway, NY91.9Lindenhurst, NY: 91.7 %Lindenhurst, NY91.7Canandaigua, NY: 91.7 %Canandaigua, NY91.7New Hyde Park, NY: 91.5 %New Hyde Park, NY91.5Batavia, NY: 91.3 %Batavia, NY91.3Lynbrook, NY: 91.2 %Lynbrook, NY91.2Suffern, NY: 90.8 %Suffern, NY90.8Watervliet, NY: 90.1 %Watervliet, NY90.1Lockport, NY: 90 %Lockport, NY90Great Neck, NY: 90 %Great Neck, NY90Cohoes, NY: 90 %Cohoes, NY90Oneida, NY: 89.9 %Oneida, NY89.9Glens Falls, NY: 89.6 %Glens Falls, NY89.6Albany, NY: 89.6 %Albany, NY89.6Watertown, NY: 89.4 %Watertown, NY89.4Olean, NY: 89.4 %Olean, NY89.4Cortland, NY: 89.2 %Cortland, NY89.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Scarsdale, NY97.8+0.2 pts
2Massapequa Park, NY97.5+0.2 pts
3Rye, NY97.5-1 pts
4Babylon, NY96.9+0.1 pts
5Kenmore, NY96.5+0.8 pts
6Long Beach, NY96.2+0.3 pts
7Garden City, NY96-0.1 pts
8Rockville Centre, NY95.9+0.5 pts
9Tarrytown, NY95.7+2.3 pts
10Saratoga Springs, NY95.7+0.4 pts
11Woodbury, NY95.5+1.1 pts
12Ithaca, NY95.4-0.8 pts
13Lake Grove, NY95.1-0.4 pts
14Depew, NY94.90 pts
15Corning, NY94.8-0.2 pts
16Floral Park, NY94.5-0.5 pts
17Oneonta, NY94.4-0.5 pts
18Dobbs Ferry, NY94-0.9 pts
19North Tonawanda, NY93.3-0.2 pts
20Harrison, NY92.9-1.4 pts
21Plattsburgh, NY92.4-0.5 pts
22Tonawanda, NY92.3+0.3 pts
23Oswego, NY92.1+0.4 pts
24East Rockaway, NY91.9-0.3 pts
25Lindenhurst, NY91.7-0.8 pts
26Canandaigua, NY91.7+0.3 pts
27New Hyde Park, NY91.5+1.7 pts
28Batavia, NY91.3+0.3 pts
29Lynbrook, NY91.2-0.7 pts
30Suffern, NY90.8-1.5 pts
31Watervliet, NY90.1+0.2 pts
32Lockport, NY90-0 pts
33Great Neck, NY90-0.7 pts
34Cohoes, NY90-0.3 pts
35Oneida, NY89.9+0.4 pts
36Glens Falls, NY89.6+0.9 pts
37Albany, NY89.6+0.8 pts
38Watertown, NY89.4-1.4 pts
39Olean, NY89.4+0.4 pts
40Cortland, NY89.2+0.1 pts
41White Plains, NY89.2+0.2 pts
42Beacon, NY89.1-1.8 pts
43Chestnut Ridge, NY88.9-2.5 pts
44Johnson City, NY88.8-0.3 pts
45Westbury, NY88.8+0.9 pts
46Mamaroneck, NY88.6+1.1 pts
47Niagara Falls, NY88.6+1.2 pts
48Endicott, NY88.5+1.3 pts
49Valley Stream, NY88.5-1.4 pts
50Troy, NY88.1+0.2 pts
51Mineola, NY87.8-0.8 pts
52Patchogue, NY87.7-0.4 pts
53Amsterdam, NY87.5+0.6 pts
54Geneva, NY87.4-0.4 pts
55Dunkirk, NY87.4-0.6 pts
56Poughkeepsie, NY87.3-1.1 pts
57Jamestown, NY87.3+0.6 pts
58Rome, NY86.9+0.1 pts
59Kingston, NY86.8-1 pts
60New Rochelle, NY86.8+0.8 pts
61Lackawanna, NY86.7+0.2 pts
62Buffalo, NY86.6+0.3 pts
63Peekskill, NY86.4-0.5 pts
64Binghamton, NY86.3+0.3 pts
65Freeport, NY86.3+2.7 pts
66Auburn, NY86.2+1.1 pts
67Mount Kisco, NY86.10 pts
68Glen Cove, NY85.9+0.4 pts
69Gloversville, NY85.8+1.5 pts
70Airmont, NY85.7-0 pts
71Schenectady, NY85.5-0.2 pts
72Syracuse, NY85.2+0.7 pts
73Fulton, NY84.9-1.1 pts
74Mount Vernon, NY84.6+0.3 pts
75Ossining, NY84.6+0.6 pts
76West Haverstraw, NY84.5-3.4 pts
77Rochester, NY84.4+1 pts
78Yonkers, NY83.7-0.1 pts
79New York, NY83.7+0.4 pts
80Elmira, NY82.8+1 pts
81Middletown, NY82.2-2.2 pts
82Utica, NY80.4-0.3 pts
83Newburgh, NY80.2-0.1 pts
84Port Chester, NY78.5-0.2 pts
85Hempstead, NY76.4+1.6 pts
86Sleepy Hollow, NY75.7+2.7 pts
87Spring Valley, NY74.3-2.7 pts
88Kiryas Joel, NY74.1+0.5 pts
89Haverstraw, NY72.1-6.9 pts
90New Square, NY70.8-5.6 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/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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Scarsdale, NY, with 97.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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New Square, NY, with 70.8% 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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