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

Tega Cay, SC had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 43 cities in 2024, at 98.3%. Greenwood, SC had the lowest, at 79.8%. The median was 93.3% and the figure for South Carolina was 90.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest98.3Tega Cay, SC
Lowest79.8Greenwood, SC
Median93.343 cities
South Carolina90.1History

All cities, 2024

Tega Cay, SC: 98.3 %Tega Cay, SC98.3Mount Pleasant, SC: 97.9 %Mount Pleasant, SC97.9Fort Mill, SC: 97.3 %Fort Mill, SC97.3Bluffton, SC: 96.8 %Bluffton, SC96.8Beaufort, SC: 96.5 %Beaufort, SC96.5Charleston, SC: 96.1 %Charleston, SC96.1Forest Acres, SC: 95.9 %Forest Acres, SC95.9Irmo, SC: 95.8 %Irmo, SC95.8Simpsonville, SC: 95.7 %Simpsonville, SC95.7James Island, SC: 95.6 %James Island, SC95.6Clemson, SC: 95.2 %Clemson, SC95.2Lexington, SC: 95.1 %Lexington, SC95.1Hardeeville, SC: 94.5 %Hardeeville, SC94.5Mauldin, SC: 94.4 %Mauldin, SC94.4Aiken, SC: 94.3 %Aiken, SC94.3North Myrtle Beach, SC: 94.2 %North Myrtle Beach, SC94.2Hanahan, SC: 93.9 %Hanahan, SC93.9Hilton Head Island, SC: 93.6 %Hilton Head Island, SC93.6North Augusta, SC: 93.5 %North Augusta, SC93.5Summerville, SC: 93.4 %Summerville, SC93.4Goose Creek, SC: 93.4 %Goose Creek, SC93.4Port Royal, SC: 93.3 %Port Royal, SC93.3Greenville, SC: 93 %Greenville, SC93Cayce, SC: 92.7 %Cayce, SC92.7Myrtle Beach, SC: 92.4 %Myrtle Beach, SC92.4Moncks Corner, SC: 91.7 %Moncks Corner, SC91.7Rock Hill, SC: 91.4 %Rock Hill, SC91.4Fountain Inn, SC: 91.4 %Fountain Inn, SC91.4Columbia, SC: 91.2 %Columbia, SC91.2Greer, SC: 91 %Greer, SC91West Columbia, SC: 90.5 %West Columbia, SC90.5Sumter, SC: 89.8 %Sumter, SC89.8North Charleston, SC: 88.7 %North Charleston, SC88.7Conway, SC: 88.4 %Conway, SC88.4Anderson, SC: 88.3 %Anderson, SC88.3Florence, SC: 88.3 %Florence, SC88.3Easley, SC: 88.2 %Easley, SC88.2Spartanburg, SC: 87.7 %Spartanburg, SC87.7York, SC: 84.8 %York, SC84.8Gaffney, SC: 84.5 %Gaffney, SC84.5Orangeburg, SC: 82.4 %Orangeburg, SC82.4Newberry, SC: 81.4 %Newberry, SC81.4Greenwood, SC: 79.8 %Greenwood, SC79.8Tega Cay, SC: 98.3 %Tega Cay, SC98.3Mount Pleasant, SC: 97.9 %Mount Pleasant, SC97.9Fort Mill, SC: 97.3 %Fort Mill, SC97.3Bluffton, SC: 96.8 %Bluffton, SC96.8Beaufort, SC: 96.5 %Beaufort, SC96.5Charleston, SC: 96.1 %Charleston, SC96.1Forest Acres, SC: 95.9 %Forest Acres, SC95.9Irmo, SC: 95.8 %Irmo, SC95.8Simpsonville, SC: 95.7 %Simpsonville, SC95.7James Island, SC: 95.6 %James Island, SC95.6Clemson, SC: 95.2 %Clemson, SC95.2Lexington, SC: 95.1 %Lexington, SC95.1Hardeeville, SC: 94.5 %Hardeeville, SC94.5Mauldin, SC: 94.4 %Mauldin, SC94.4Aiken, SC: 94.3 %Aiken, SC94.3North Myrtle Beach, SC: 94.2 %North Myrtle Beach, SC94.2Hanahan, SC: 93.9 %Hanahan, SC93.9Hilton Head Island, SC: 93.6 %Hilton Head Island, SC93.6North Augusta, SC: 93.5 %North Augusta, SC93.5Summerville, SC: 93.4 %Summerville, SC93.4Goose Creek, SC: 93.4 %Goose Creek, SC93.4Port Royal, SC: 93.3 %Port Royal, SC93.3Greenville, SC: 93 %Greenville, SC93Cayce, SC: 92.7 %Cayce, SC92.7Myrtle Beach, SC: 92.4 %Myrtle Beach, SC92.4Moncks Corner, SC: 91.7 %Moncks Corner, SC91.7Rock Hill, SC: 91.4 %Rock Hill, SC91.4Fountain Inn, SC: 91.4 %Fountain Inn, SC91.4Columbia, SC: 91.2 %Columbia, SC91.2Greer, SC: 91 %Greer, SC91West Columbia, SC: 90.5 %West Columbia, SC90.5Sumter, SC: 89.8 %Sumter, SC89.8North Charleston, SC: 88.7 %North Charleston, SC88.7Conway, SC: 88.4 %Conway, SC88.4Anderson, SC: 88.3 %Anderson, SC88.3Florence, SC: 88.3 %Florence, SC88.3Easley, SC: 88.2 %Easley, SC88.2Spartanburg, SC: 87.7 %Spartanburg, SC87.7York, SC: 84.8 %York, SC84.8Gaffney, SC: 84.5 %Gaffney, SC84.5Orangeburg, SC: 82.4 %Orangeburg, SC82.4Newberry, SC: 81.4 %Newberry, SC81.4Greenwood, SC: 79.8 %Greenwood, SC79.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Tega Cay, SC98.3-0.5 pts
2Mount Pleasant, SC97.9+0.3 pts
3Fort Mill, SC97.3-0.3 pts
4Bluffton, SC96.8+0.8 pts
5Beaufort, SC96.5+0.1 pts
6Charleston, SC96.1+0.2 pts
7Forest Acres, SC95.9-0.5 pts
8Irmo, SC95.8-0.1 pts
9Simpsonville, SC95.7+1.1 pts
10James Island, SC95.6+1.7 pts
11Clemson, SC95.2+0.8 pts
12Lexington, SC95.1+0.6 pts
13Hardeeville, SC94.5-0 pts
14Mauldin, SC94.4+0.4 pts
15Aiken, SC94.3+1.2 pts
16North Myrtle Beach, SC94.2+0.7 pts
17Hanahan, SC93.9+0.3 pts
18Hilton Head Island, SC93.6+0.5 pts
19North Augusta, SC93.5+0.5 pts
20Summerville, SC93.4-0.2 pts
21Goose Creek, SC93.4+0.9 pts
22Port Royal, SC93.3-1.7 pts
23Greenville, SC93+0.3 pts
24Cayce, SC92.7-1.7 pts
25Myrtle Beach, SC92.4+0.9 pts
26Moncks Corner, SC91.7+1.8 pts
27Rock Hill, SC91.4-0.7 pts
28Fountain Inn, SC91.4+1.8 pts
29Columbia, SC91.2+0.3 pts
30Greer, SC91-0.8 pts
31West Columbia, SC90.5+1.2 pts
32Sumter, SC89.8+1.2 pts
33North Charleston, SC88.7+1.9 pts
34Conway, SC88.4-1.5 pts
35Anderson, SC88.3+0.4 pts
36Florence, SC88.3-1.1 pts
37Easley, SC88.2+0.8 pts
38Spartanburg, SC87.7+0.9 pts
39York, SC84.8+2.8 pts
40Gaffney, SC84.5-0.3 pts
41Orangeburg, SC82.4+0.8 pts
42Newberry, SC81.4-2.2 pts
43Greenwood, SC79.8-3.6 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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/south-carolina-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 South Carolina 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/south-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Tega Cay, SC, with 98.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Greenwood, SC, with 79.8% in 2024.

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