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

All 43 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `high_school_graduate_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/south-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Tega Cay, SC | 98.3 |
| 2 | Mount Pleasant, SC | 97.9 |
| 3 | Fort Mill, SC | 97.3 |
| 4 | Bluffton, SC | 96.8 |
| 5 | Beaufort, SC | 96.5 |
| 6 | Charleston, SC | 96.1 |
| 7 | Forest Acres, SC | 95.9 |
| 8 | Irmo, SC | 95.8 |
| 9 | Simpsonville, SC | 95.7 |
| 10 | James Island, SC | 95.6 |
| 11 | Clemson, SC | 95.2 |
| 12 | Lexington, SC | 95.1 |
| 13 | Hardeeville, SC | 94.5 |
| 14 | Mauldin, SC | 94.4 |
| 15 | Aiken, SC | 94.3 |
| 16 | North Myrtle Beach, SC | 94.2 |
| 17 | Hanahan, SC | 93.9 |
| 18 | Hilton Head Island, SC | 93.6 |
| 19 | North Augusta, SC | 93.5 |
| 20 | Summerville, SC | 93.4 |
| 21 | Goose Creek, SC | 93.4 |
| 22 | Port Royal, SC | 93.3 |
| 23 | Greenville, SC | 93 |
| 24 | Cayce, SC | 92.7 |
| 25 | Myrtle Beach, SC | 92.4 |
| 26 | Moncks Corner, SC | 91.7 |
| 27 | Rock Hill, SC | 91.4 |
| 28 | Fountain Inn, SC | 91.4 |
| 29 | Columbia, SC | 91.2 |
| 30 | Greer, SC | 91 |
| 31 | West Columbia, SC | 90.5 |
| 32 | Sumter, SC | 89.8 |
| 33 | North Charleston, SC | 88.7 |
| 34 | Conway, SC | 88.4 |
| 35 | Anderson, SC | 88.3 |
| 36 | Florence, SC | 88.3 |
| 37 | Easley, SC | 88.2 |
| 38 | Spartanburg, SC | 87.7 |
| 39 | York, SC | 84.8 |
| 40 | Gaffney, SC | 84.5 |
| 41 | Orangeburg, SC | 82.4 |
| 42 | Newberry, SC | 81.4 |
| 43 | Greenwood, SC | 79.8 |