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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 2023, at 98.4%. Reading, PA had the lowest, at 72.7%. The median was 91.7% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 91.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest98.4Franklin Park, PA
Lowest72.7Reading, PA
Median91.768 cities
Pennsylvania91.9History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Franklin Park, PA: 98.4 %Franklin Park, PA98.4State College, PA: 98.2 %State College, PA98.2Murrysville, PA: 97.9 %Murrysville, PA97.9Wyomissing, PA: 97.6 %Wyomissing, PA97.6Plum, PA: 97.5 %Plum, PA97.5Monroeville, PA: 97.3 %Monroeville, PA97.3Bethel Park, PA: 97.2 %Bethel Park, PA97.2Greensburg, PA: 96.8 %Greensburg, PA96.8Lower Burrell, PA: 96.5 %Lower Burrell, PA96.5Dunmore, PA: 96 %Dunmore, PA96Mechanicsburg, PA: 95.8 %Mechanicsburg, PA95.8Indiana, PA: 95.7 %Indiana, PA95.7Northampton, PA: 95.4 %Northampton, PA95.4New Kensington, PA: 95.3 %New Kensington, PA95.3West Mifflin, PA: 94.8 %West Mifflin, PA94.8Bloomsburg, PA: 94.6 %Bloomsburg, PA94.6St. Marys, PA: 94.6 %St. Marys, PA94.6Phoenixville, PA: 94.5 %Phoenixville, PA94.5Munhall, PA: 94.3 %Munhall, PA94.3Pittsburgh, PA: 94.3 %Pittsburgh, PA94.3West Chester, PA: 94 %West Chester, PA94Yeadon, PA: 94 %Yeadon, PA94Whitehall, PA: 93.7 %Whitehall, PA93.7Wilkinsburg, PA: 93.6 %Wilkinsburg, PA93.6Jefferson Hills, PA: 93.1 %Jefferson Hills, PA93.1Emmaus, PA: 93 %Emmaus, PA93Baldwin, PA: 92.8 %Baldwin, PA92.8Butler, PA: 92.8 %Butler, PA92.8Carlisle, PA: 92.8 %Carlisle, PA92.8Altoona, PA: 92.6 %Altoona, PA92.6Waynesboro, PA: 92.6 %Waynesboro, PA92.6Elizabethtown, PA: 92.4 %Elizabethtown, PA92.4Meadville, PA: 92.3 %Meadville, PA92.3Hermitage, PA: 91.9 %Hermitage, PA91.9Kingston, PA: 91.4 %Kingston, PA91.4Sharon, PA: 90.9 %Sharon, PA90.9Lansdowne, PA: 90.9 %Lansdowne, PA90.9Washington, PA: 90.1 %Washington, PA90.1Chambersburg, PA: 90 %Chambersburg, PA90Pottsville, PA: 90 %Pottsville, PA90Franklin Park, PA: 98.4 %Franklin Park, PA98.4State College, PA: 98.2 %State College, PA98.2Murrysville, PA: 97.9 %Murrysville, PA97.9Wyomissing, PA: 97.6 %Wyomissing, PA97.6Plum, PA: 97.5 %Plum, PA97.5Monroeville, PA: 97.3 %Monroeville, PA97.3Bethel Park, PA: 97.2 %Bethel Park, PA97.2Greensburg, PA: 96.8 %Greensburg, PA96.8Lower Burrell, PA: 96.5 %Lower Burrell, PA96.5Dunmore, PA: 96 %Dunmore, PA96Mechanicsburg, PA: 95.8 %Mechanicsburg, PA95.8Indiana, PA: 95.7 %Indiana, PA95.7Northampton, PA: 95.4 %Northampton, PA95.4New Kensington, PA: 95.3 %New Kensington, PA95.3West Mifflin, PA: 94.8 %West Mifflin, PA94.8Bloomsburg, PA: 94.6 %Bloomsburg, PA94.6St. Marys, PA: 94.6 %St. Marys, PA94.6Phoenixville, PA: 94.5 %Phoenixville, PA94.5Munhall, PA: 94.3 %Munhall, PA94.3Pittsburgh, PA: 94.3 %Pittsburgh, PA94.3West Chester, PA: 94 %West Chester, PA94Yeadon, PA: 94 %Yeadon, PA94Whitehall, PA: 93.7 %Whitehall, PA93.7Wilkinsburg, PA: 93.6 %Wilkinsburg, PA93.6Jefferson Hills, PA: 93.1 %Jefferson Hills, PA93.1Emmaus, PA: 93 %Emmaus, PA93Baldwin, PA: 92.8 %Baldwin, PA92.8Butler, PA: 92.8 %Butler, PA92.8Carlisle, PA: 92.8 %Carlisle, PA92.8Altoona, PA: 92.6 %Altoona, PA92.6Waynesboro, PA: 92.6 %Waynesboro, PA92.6Elizabethtown, PA: 92.4 %Elizabethtown, PA92.4Meadville, PA: 92.3 %Meadville, PA92.3Hermitage, PA: 91.9 %Hermitage, PA91.9Kingston, PA: 91.4 %Kingston, PA91.4Sharon, PA: 90.9 %Sharon, PA90.9Lansdowne, PA: 90.9 %Lansdowne, PA90.9Washington, PA: 90.1 %Washington, PA90.1Chambersburg, PA: 90 %Chambersburg, PA90Pottsville, PA: 90 %Pottsville, PA90
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Franklin Park, PA98.4-0.1 pts
2State College, PA98.2-0.1 pts
3Murrysville, PA97.90 pts
4Wyomissing, PA97.6+0.2 pts
5Plum, PA97.5+0.2 pts
6Monroeville, PA97.3+0.1 pts
7Bethel Park, PA97.2+0.4 pts
8Greensburg, PA96.8+0.5 pts
9Lower Burrell, PA96.5+1.2 pts
10Dunmore, PA96+1 pts
11Mechanicsburg, PA95.8-0.3 pts
12Indiana, PA95.7-0 pts
13Northampton, PA95.4+2.3 pts
14New Kensington, PA95.3-0.4 pts
15West Mifflin, PA94.8+0.5 pts
16Bloomsburg, PA94.6+0.2 pts
16St. Marys, PA94.6+0.8 pts
18Phoenixville, PA94.5+0.1 pts
19Munhall, PA94.3-0.9 pts
20Pittsburgh, PA94.3+0.4 pts
21West Chester, PA94-0.5 pts
22Yeadon, PA94+0.7 pts
23Whitehall, PA93.7+0.6 pts
24Wilkinsburg, PA93.6-0.2 pts
25Jefferson Hills, PA93.1+0.6 pts
26Emmaus, PA93-1 pts
27Baldwin, PA92.8+0.3 pts
28Butler, PA92.8-0.3 pts
29Carlisle, PA92.8+1.7 pts
30Altoona, PA92.6+0.4 pts
31Waynesboro, PA92.6+1.8 pts
32Elizabethtown, PA92.4-0.1 pts
33Meadville, PA92.3-0.4 pts
34Hermitage, PA91.9-0.1 pts
35Kingston, PA91.4-2.7 pts
36Sharon, PA90.9+1.6 pts
37Lansdowne, PA90.9-3.5 pts
38Washington, PA90.1+1.4 pts
39Chambersburg, PA90+0.1 pts
40Pottsville, PA90+0.8 pts
41Bethlehem, PA89.8+0.4 pts
42New Castle, PA89.5+0.1 pts
43Williamsport, PA89.1+0.7 pts
44Pottstown, PA88.8-1.1 pts
45Erie, PA88.8+0.2 pts
46Ephrata, PA88.4+1 pts
47Darby, PA87.6+1.7 pts
47Easton, PA87.6+2.1 pts
49Scranton, PA87.5-0.2 pts
50Philadelphia, PA87.4+0.5 pts
51Johnstown, PA87.3+0.9 pts
52Nanticoke, PA87.1+1.4 pts
53Lansdale, PA86.7+0.9 pts
54Hanover, PA86.5+0.5 pts
55Berwick, PA86.4-0.8 pts
56Chester, PA86.1-0.4 pts
57McKeesport, PA85.9-0.6 pts
58Harrisburg, PA85.5+1.4 pts
59Wilkes-Barre, PA85-0.8 pts
60Norristown, PA84.1-1 pts
61Lebanon, PA82.8+0.7 pts
62Columbia, PA82.4+0.1 pts
63Lancaster, PA82.1-1.8 pts
64Coatesville, PA81.3-2.2 pts
65Allentown, PA81.2-0.7 pts
66York, PA81+0.1 pts
67Hazleton, PA75+3.2 pts
68Reading, PA72.7+1.1 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/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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Franklin Park, PA, with 98.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Reading, PA, with 72.7% in 2023.

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