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

Franklin Park, PA had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 68 cities in 2022, at 98.5%. Reading, PA had the lowest, at 71.6%. The median was 91.6% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 91.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest98.5Franklin Park, PA
Lowest71.6Reading, PA
Median91.668 cities
Pennsylvania91.7History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Franklin Park, PA: 98.5 %Franklin Park, PA98.5State College, PA: 98.3 %State College, PA98.3Murrysville, PA: 97.9 %Murrysville, PA97.9Wyomissing, PA: 97.4 %Wyomissing, PA97.4Plum, PA: 97.3 %Plum, PA97.3Monroeville, PA: 97.2 %Monroeville, PA97.2Bethel Park, PA: 96.9 %Bethel Park, PA96.9Greensburg, PA: 96.4 %Greensburg, PA96.4Mechanicsburg, PA: 96.1 %Mechanicsburg, PA96.1Indiana, PA: 95.7 %Indiana, PA95.7New Kensington, PA: 95.7 %New Kensington, PA95.7Lower Burrell, PA: 95.4 %Lower Burrell, PA95.4Munhall, PA: 95.2 %Munhall, PA95.2Dunmore, PA: 95.1 %Dunmore, PA95.1West Chester, PA: 94.5 %West Chester, PA94.5Phoenixville, PA: 94.4 %Phoenixville, PA94.4Bloomsburg, PA: 94.4 %Bloomsburg, PA94.4Lansdowne, PA: 94.4 %Lansdowne, PA94.4West Mifflin, PA: 94.3 %West Mifflin, PA94.3Kingston, PA: 94.1 %Kingston, PA94.1Emmaus, PA: 94 %Emmaus, PA94Pittsburgh, PA: 93.9 %Pittsburgh, PA93.9St. Marys, PA: 93.8 %St. Marys, PA93.8Wilkinsburg, PA: 93.8 %Wilkinsburg, PA93.8Yeadon, PA: 93.3 %Yeadon, PA93.3Northampton, PA: 93.1 %Northampton, PA93.1Butler, PA: 93.1 %Butler, PA93.1Whitehall, PA: 93.1 %Whitehall, PA93.1Meadville, PA: 92.8 %Meadville, PA92.8Baldwin, PA: 92.5 %Baldwin, PA92.5Elizabethtown, PA: 92.5 %Elizabethtown, PA92.5Jefferson Hills, PA: 92.5 %Jefferson Hills, PA92.5Altoona, PA: 92.2 %Altoona, PA92.2Hermitage, PA: 92 %Hermitage, PA92Carlisle, PA: 91.1 %Carlisle, PA91.1Waynesboro, PA: 90.8 %Waynesboro, PA90.8Pottstown, PA: 89.9 %Pottstown, PA89.9Chambersburg, PA: 89.9 %Chambersburg, PA89.9New Castle, PA: 89.5 %New Castle, PA89.5Bethlehem, PA: 89.4 %Bethlehem, PA89.4Franklin Park, PA: 98.5 %Franklin Park, PA98.5State College, PA: 98.3 %State College, PA98.3Murrysville, PA: 97.9 %Murrysville, PA97.9Wyomissing, PA: 97.4 %Wyomissing, PA97.4Plum, PA: 97.3 %Plum, PA97.3Monroeville, PA: 97.2 %Monroeville, PA97.2Bethel Park, PA: 96.9 %Bethel Park, PA96.9Greensburg, PA: 96.4 %Greensburg, PA96.4Mechanicsburg, PA: 96.1 %Mechanicsburg, PA96.1Indiana, PA: 95.7 %Indiana, PA95.7New Kensington, PA: 95.7 %New Kensington, PA95.7Lower Burrell, PA: 95.4 %Lower Burrell, PA95.4Munhall, PA: 95.2 %Munhall, PA95.2Dunmore, PA: 95.1 %Dunmore, PA95.1West Chester, PA: 94.5 %West Chester, PA94.5Phoenixville, PA: 94.4 %Phoenixville, PA94.4Bloomsburg, PA: 94.4 %Bloomsburg, PA94.4Lansdowne, PA: 94.4 %Lansdowne, PA94.4West Mifflin, PA: 94.3 %West Mifflin, PA94.3Kingston, PA: 94.1 %Kingston, PA94.1Emmaus, PA: 94 %Emmaus, PA94Pittsburgh, PA: 93.9 %Pittsburgh, PA93.9St. Marys, PA: 93.8 %St. Marys, PA93.8Wilkinsburg, PA: 93.8 %Wilkinsburg, PA93.8Yeadon, PA: 93.3 %Yeadon, PA93.3Northampton, PA: 93.1 %Northampton, PA93.1Butler, PA: 93.1 %Butler, PA93.1Whitehall, PA: 93.1 %Whitehall, PA93.1Meadville, PA: 92.8 %Meadville, PA92.8Baldwin, PA: 92.5 %Baldwin, PA92.5Elizabethtown, PA: 92.5 %Elizabethtown, PA92.5Jefferson Hills, PA: 92.5 %Jefferson Hills, PA92.5Altoona, PA: 92.2 %Altoona, PA92.2Hermitage, PA: 92 %Hermitage, PA92Carlisle, PA: 91.1 %Carlisle, PA91.1Waynesboro, PA: 90.8 %Waynesboro, PA90.8Pottstown, PA: 89.9 %Pottstown, PA89.9Chambersburg, PA: 89.9 %Chambersburg, PA89.9New Castle, PA: 89.5 %New Castle, PA89.5Bethlehem, PA: 89.4 %Bethlehem, PA89.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Franklin Park, PA98.5+0.2 pts
2State College, PA98.3-0.5 pts
3Murrysville, PA97.9+0.1 pts
4Wyomissing, PA97.4+0.3 pts
5Plum, PA97.3+0.1 pts
6Monroeville, PA97.2+0.3 pts
7Bethel Park, PA96.90 pts
8Greensburg, PA96.4+0.9 pts
9Mechanicsburg, PA96.1-0.7 pts
10Indiana, PA95.7+0.9 pts
11New Kensington, PA95.7+1.4 pts
12Lower Burrell, PA95.4+0.3 pts
13Munhall, PA95.2-0.2 pts
14Dunmore, PA95.1+0.9 pts
15West Chester, PA94.5+1.9 pts
16Phoenixville, PA94.4+1 pts
17Bloomsburg, PA94.4+0.1 pts
17Lansdowne, PA94.4-0 pts
19West Mifflin, PA94.3-0.6 pts
20Kingston, PA94.1-0.1 pts
21Emmaus, PA94+2.4 pts
22Pittsburgh, PA93.9+0.4 pts
23St. Marys, PA93.8+0.8 pts
23Wilkinsburg, PA93.8+0.2 pts
25Yeadon, PA93.3-1 pts
26Northampton, PA93.1-1 pts
27Butler, PA93.1+1.5 pts
28Whitehall, PA93.1-0.8 pts
29Meadville, PA92.8+0.4 pts
30Baldwin, PA92.5-0.5 pts
31Elizabethtown, PA92.5+0.4 pts
32Jefferson Hills, PA92.5-0.7 pts
33Altoona, PA92.2+1 pts
34Hermitage, PA92+1.3 pts
35Carlisle, PA91.1-0.7 pts
36Waynesboro, PA90.8+0.4 pts
37Pottstown, PA89.9+0.8 pts
38Chambersburg, PA89.9+3.1 pts
39New Castle, PA89.5-0.1 pts
40Bethlehem, PA89.4+0.5 pts
41Sharon, PA89.3+2.8 pts
42Pottsville, PA89.1+1.1 pts
43Washington, PA88.7+0.5 pts
44Erie, PA88.6+1.7 pts
45Williamsport, PA88.5-0.4 pts
46Scranton, PA87.70 pts
47Ephrata, PA87.4+0.4 pts
48Berwick, PA87.2+2.2 pts
49Philadelphia, PA86.9+0.4 pts
50McKeesport, PA86.6-2.2 pts
51Chester, PA86.5+1.5 pts
52Johnstown, PA86.4+1.1 pts
53Hanover, PA86+0.3 pts
54Darby, PA85.9-2.4 pts
55Lansdale, PA85.8-1.3 pts
56Wilkes-Barre, PA85.7+0.2 pts
57Nanticoke, PA85.7-0.1 pts
58Easton, PA85.5+1.9 pts
59Norristown, PA85.1+1.4 pts
60Harrisburg, PA84.1+1.7 pts
61Lancaster, PA83.9+1.4 pts
62Coatesville, PA83.5+0.4 pts
63Columbia, PA82.2+0.2 pts
64Lebanon, PA82.2+1.8 pts
65Allentown, PA81.9+1.3 pts
66York, PA80.8+0.9 pts
67Hazleton, PA71.8-3 pts
68Reading, PA71.6+0.2 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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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, 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022 (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 Pennsylvania by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Franklin Park, PA, with 98.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Reading, PA, with 71.6% in 2022.

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