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Cities in Pennsylvania by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

Franklin Park, PA had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 68 cities in 2024, at 98.7%. Reading, PA had the lowest, at 72%. The median was 91.7% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 92.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest98.7Franklin Park, PA
Lowest72Reading, PA
Median91.768 cities
Pennsylvania92.1History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Franklin Park, PA: 98.7 %Franklin Park, PA98.7Murrysville, PA: 97.8 %Murrysville, PA97.8Plum, PA: 97.8 %Plum, PA97.8Wyomissing, PA: 97.7 %Wyomissing, PA97.7Bethel Park, PA: 97.6 %Bethel Park, PA97.6Monroeville, PA: 97.3 %Monroeville, PA97.3State College, PA: 97 %State College, PA97Greensburg, PA: 96.7 %Greensburg, PA96.7Lower Burrell, PA: 96.5 %Lower Burrell, PA96.5New Kensington, PA: 96.4 %New Kensington, PA96.4Indiana, PA: 96.1 %Indiana, PA96.1Yeadon, PA: 95.7 %Yeadon, PA95.7Northampton, PA: 95.6 %Northampton, PA95.6West Chester, PA: 95.5 %West Chester, PA95.5Mechanicsburg, PA: 95.5 %Mechanicsburg, PA95.5St. Marys, PA: 95.2 %St. Marys, PA95.2Dunmore, PA: 95.1 %Dunmore, PA95.1Bloomsburg, PA: 95.1 %Bloomsburg, PA95.1Whitehall, PA: 95.1 %Whitehall, PA95.1Pittsburgh, PA: 94.4 %Pittsburgh, PA94.4West Mifflin, PA: 94.1 %West Mifflin, PA94.1Phoenixville, PA: 94 %Phoenixville, PA94Munhall, PA: 93.7 %Munhall, PA93.7Carlisle, PA: 93.6 %Carlisle, PA93.6Jefferson Hills, PA: 93.6 %Jefferson Hills, PA93.6Emmaus, PA: 93.5 %Emmaus, PA93.5Lansdowne, PA: 93.2 %Lansdowne, PA93.2Altoona, PA: 93.2 %Altoona, PA93.2Waynesboro, PA: 93.2 %Waynesboro, PA93.2Baldwin, PA: 92.7 %Baldwin, PA92.7Wilkinsburg, PA: 92.7 %Wilkinsburg, PA92.7Butler, PA: 92.6 %Butler, PA92.6Elizabethtown, PA: 92.6 %Elizabethtown, PA92.6Hermitage, PA: 92.4 %Hermitage, PA92.4Chambersburg, PA: 91 %Chambersburg, PA91Sharon, PA: 90.7 %Sharon, PA90.7Bethlehem, PA: 90.7 %Bethlehem, PA90.7Williamsport, PA: 90.5 %Williamsport, PA90.5Washington, PA: 90.5 %Washington, PA90.5Meadville, PA: 90.5 %Meadville, PA90.5Franklin Park, PA: 98.7 %Franklin Park, PA98.7Murrysville, PA: 97.8 %Murrysville, PA97.8Plum, PA: 97.8 %Plum, PA97.8Wyomissing, PA: 97.7 %Wyomissing, PA97.7Bethel Park, PA: 97.6 %Bethel Park, PA97.6Monroeville, PA: 97.3 %Monroeville, PA97.3State College, PA: 97 %State College, PA97Greensburg, PA: 96.7 %Greensburg, PA96.7Lower Burrell, PA: 96.5 %Lower Burrell, PA96.5New Kensington, PA: 96.4 %New Kensington, PA96.4Indiana, PA: 96.1 %Indiana, PA96.1Yeadon, PA: 95.7 %Yeadon, PA95.7Northampton, PA: 95.6 %Northampton, PA95.6West Chester, PA: 95.5 %West Chester, PA95.5Mechanicsburg, PA: 95.5 %Mechanicsburg, PA95.5St. Marys, PA: 95.2 %St. Marys, PA95.2Dunmore, PA: 95.1 %Dunmore, PA95.1Bloomsburg, PA: 95.1 %Bloomsburg, PA95.1Whitehall, PA: 95.1 %Whitehall, PA95.1Pittsburgh, PA: 94.4 %Pittsburgh, PA94.4West Mifflin, PA: 94.1 %West Mifflin, PA94.1Phoenixville, PA: 94 %Phoenixville, PA94Munhall, PA: 93.7 %Munhall, PA93.7Carlisle, PA: 93.6 %Carlisle, PA93.6Jefferson Hills, PA: 93.6 %Jefferson Hills, PA93.6Emmaus, PA: 93.5 %Emmaus, PA93.5Lansdowne, PA: 93.2 %Lansdowne, PA93.2Altoona, PA: 93.2 %Altoona, PA93.2Waynesboro, PA: 93.2 %Waynesboro, PA93.2Baldwin, PA: 92.7 %Baldwin, PA92.7Wilkinsburg, PA: 92.7 %Wilkinsburg, PA92.7Butler, PA: 92.6 %Butler, PA92.6Elizabethtown, PA: 92.6 %Elizabethtown, PA92.6Hermitage, PA: 92.4 %Hermitage, PA92.4Chambersburg, PA: 91 %Chambersburg, PA91Sharon, PA: 90.7 %Sharon, PA90.7Bethlehem, PA: 90.7 %Bethlehem, PA90.7Williamsport, PA: 90.5 %Williamsport, PA90.5Washington, PA: 90.5 %Washington, PA90.5Meadville, PA: 90.5 %Meadville, PA90.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Franklin Park, PA98.7+0.4 pts
2Murrysville, PA97.8-0.2 pts
3Plum, PA97.8+0.3 pts
4Wyomissing, PA97.70 pts
5Bethel Park, PA97.6+0.4 pts
6Monroeville, PA97.30 pts
7State College, PA97-1.2 pts
8Greensburg, PA96.7-0.1 pts
9Lower Burrell, PA96.5-0.1 pts
10New Kensington, PA96.4+1.1 pts
11Indiana, PA96.1+0.4 pts
12Yeadon, PA95.7+1.8 pts
13Northampton, PA95.6+0.2 pts
14West Chester, PA95.5+1.5 pts
15Mechanicsburg, PA95.5-0.3 pts
16St. Marys, PA95.2+0.7 pts
17Dunmore, PA95.1-0.9 pts
18Bloomsburg, PA95.1+0.6 pts
19Whitehall, PA95.1+1.4 pts
20Pittsburgh, PA94.4+0.1 pts
21West Mifflin, PA94.1-0.8 pts
22Phoenixville, PA94-0.5 pts
23Munhall, PA93.7-0.7 pts
24Carlisle, PA93.6+0.9 pts
25Jefferson Hills, PA93.6+0.5 pts
26Emmaus, PA93.5+0.5 pts
27Lansdowne, PA93.2+2.4 pts
28Altoona, PA93.2+0.6 pts
29Waynesboro, PA93.2+0.6 pts
30Baldwin, PA92.7-0 pts
31Wilkinsburg, PA92.7-1 pts
32Butler, PA92.6-0.1 pts
33Elizabethtown, PA92.6+0.2 pts
34Hermitage, PA92.4+0.5 pts
35Chambersburg, PA91+0.9 pts
36Sharon, PA90.7-0.2 pts
37Bethlehem, PA90.7+0.8 pts
38Williamsport, PA90.5+1.4 pts
39Washington, PA90.5+0.4 pts
40Meadville, PA90.5-1.9 pts
41Kingston, PA89.9-1.5 pts
42Ephrata, PA89.7+1.3 pts
43New Castle, PA89.6+0.1 pts
44Pottsville, PA89.4-0.5 pts
45Berwick, PA89.4+2.9 pts
46Erie, PA89.3+0.5 pts
47Darby, PA88.8+1.2 pts
48Hanover, PA88.8+2.3 pts
49Pottstown, PA88.6-0.2 pts
50Easton, PA88+0.4 pts
51Philadelphia, PA87.8+0.4 pts
52Johnstown, PA87.2-0.1 pts
53Lansdale, PA87.2+0.5 pts
54Scranton, PA86.8-0.8 pts
55Nanticoke, PA85.5-1.6 pts
56McKeesport, PA85.3-0.6 pts
57Harrisburg, PA85.2-0.3 pts
58Norristown, PA84.6+0.5 pts
59Chester, PA84.3-1.8 pts
60Lancaster, PA84.3+2.2 pts
61Wilkes-Barre, PA84.3-0.7 pts
62Lebanon, PA83+0.2 pts
63Columbia, PA82.4+0.1 pts
64York, PA82.3+1.3 pts
65Coatesville, PA82+0.7 pts
66Allentown, PA81.1-0.1 pts
67Hazleton, PA74.6-0.3 pts
68Reading, PA72-0.7 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.

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Pennsylvania by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Pennsylvania by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/pennsylvania-cities. 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 Pennsylvania by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/pennsylvania-cities.

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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 Pennsylvania by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/pennsylvania-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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 Pennsylvania by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024}},
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Franklin Park, PA, with 98.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Reading, PA, with 72% in 2024.

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