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

Sussex, WI had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 97 cities in 2022, at 99.2%. Milwaukee, WI had the lowest, at 85.4%. The median was 94.9% and the figure for Wisconsin was 93.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest99.2Sussex, WI
Lowest85.4Milwaukee, WI
Median94.997 cities
Wisconsin93.1History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Sussex, WI: 99.2 %Sussex, WI99.2Oregon, WI: 98.9 %Oregon, WI98.9Mequon, WI: 98.8 %Mequon, WI98.8Waunakee, WI: 98.7 %Waunakee, WI98.7Pewaukee, WI: 98.6 %Pewaukee, WI98.6Verona, WI: 98.6 %Verona, WI98.6Whitefish Bay, WI: 98.4 %Whitefish Bay, WI98.4Shorewood, WI: 98.4 %Shorewood, WI98.4Richfield, WI: 98.3 %Richfield, WI98.3Greenville, WI: 98.1 %Greenville, WI98.1Wauwatosa, WI: 97.9 %Wauwatosa, WI97.9Cedarburg, WI: 97.9 %Cedarburg, WI97.9Grafton, WI: 97.9 %Grafton, WI97.9DeForest, WI: 97.6 %DeForest, WI97.6Brookfield, WI: 97.6 %Brookfield, WI97.6Suamico, WI: 97.6 %Suamico, WI97.6Howard, WI: 97.4 %Howard, WI97.4River Falls, WI: 97.3 %River Falls, WI97.3Hartland, WI: 97.3 %Hartland, WI97.3New Berlin, WI: 97 %New Berlin, WI97De Pere, WI: 96.8 %De Pere, WI96.8Holmen, WI: 96.8 %Holmen, WI96.8Oconomowoc, WI: 96.7 %Oconomowoc, WI96.7Port Washington, WI: 96.7 %Port Washington, WI96.7Onalaska, WI: 96.6 %Onalaska, WI96.6Sun Prairie, WI: 96.6 %Sun Prairie, WI96.6Middleton, WI: 96.6 %Middleton, WI96.6Muskego, WI: 96.6 %Muskego, WI96.6Eau Claire, WI: 96.5 %Eau Claire, WI96.5Menomonee Falls, WI: 96.3 %Menomonee Falls, WI96.3Harrison, WI: 96.1 %Harrison, WI96.1Greendale, WI: 95.8 %Greendale, WI95.8New Richmond, WI: 95.8 %New Richmond, WI95.8Germantown, WI: 95.6 %Germantown, WI95.6Glendale, WI: 95.6 %Glendale, WI95.6Madison, WI: 95.5 %Madison, WI95.5Ashwaubenon, WI: 95.5 %Ashwaubenon, WI95.5Oak Creek, WI: 95.3 %Oak Creek, WI95.3La Crosse, WI: 95.3 %La Crosse, WI95.3Burlington, WI: 95.1 %Burlington, WI95.1Sussex, WI: 99.2 %Sussex, WI99.2Oregon, WI: 98.9 %Oregon, WI98.9Mequon, WI: 98.8 %Mequon, WI98.8Waunakee, WI: 98.7 %Waunakee, WI98.7Pewaukee, WI: 98.6 %Pewaukee, WI98.6Verona, WI: 98.6 %Verona, WI98.6Whitefish Bay, WI: 98.4 %Whitefish Bay, WI98.4Shorewood, WI: 98.4 %Shorewood, WI98.4Richfield, WI: 98.3 %Richfield, WI98.3Greenville, WI: 98.1 %Greenville, WI98.1Wauwatosa, WI: 97.9 %Wauwatosa, WI97.9Cedarburg, WI: 97.9 %Cedarburg, WI97.9Grafton, WI: 97.9 %Grafton, WI97.9DeForest, WI: 97.6 %DeForest, WI97.6Brookfield, WI: 97.6 %Brookfield, WI97.6Suamico, WI: 97.6 %Suamico, WI97.6Howard, WI: 97.4 %Howard, WI97.4River Falls, WI: 97.3 %River Falls, WI97.3Hartland, WI: 97.3 %Hartland, WI97.3New Berlin, WI: 97 %New Berlin, WI97De Pere, WI: 96.8 %De Pere, WI96.8Holmen, WI: 96.8 %Holmen, WI96.8Oconomowoc, WI: 96.7 %Oconomowoc, WI96.7Port Washington, WI: 96.7 %Port Washington, WI96.7Onalaska, WI: 96.6 %Onalaska, WI96.6Sun Prairie, WI: 96.6 %Sun Prairie, WI96.6Middleton, WI: 96.6 %Middleton, WI96.6Muskego, WI: 96.6 %Muskego, WI96.6Eau Claire, WI: 96.5 %Eau Claire, WI96.5Menomonee Falls, WI: 96.3 %Menomonee Falls, WI96.3Harrison, WI: 96.1 %Harrison, WI96.1Greendale, WI: 95.8 %Greendale, WI95.8New Richmond, WI: 95.8 %New Richmond, WI95.8Germantown, WI: 95.6 %Germantown, WI95.6Glendale, WI: 95.6 %Glendale, WI95.6Madison, WI: 95.5 %Madison, WI95.5Ashwaubenon, WI: 95.5 %Ashwaubenon, WI95.5Oak Creek, WI: 95.3 %Oak Creek, WI95.3La Crosse, WI: 95.3 %La Crosse, WI95.3Burlington, WI: 95.1 %Burlington, WI95.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sussex, WI99.2+0.6 pts
2Oregon, WI98.9+0.4 pts
3Mequon, WI98.8+0.4 pts
4Waunakee, WI98.7+0.2 pts
5Pewaukee, WI98.6-0.1 pts
6Verona, WI98.6+0.2 pts
7Whitefish Bay, WI98.4+0.2 pts
8Shorewood, WI98.4+0.1 pts
9Richfield, WI98.3+0.8 pts
10Greenville, WI98.1n/a
11Wauwatosa, WI97.9+0.5 pts
12Cedarburg, WI97.9+0.2 pts
13Grafton, WI97.9-0.3 pts
14DeForest, WI97.6+0.4 pts
15Brookfield, WI97.6+0.2 pts
16Suamico, WI97.6-0.6 pts
17Howard, WI97.40 pts
18River Falls, WI97.3+1.3 pts
19Hartland, WI97.3+0.2 pts
20New Berlin, WI97-0 pts
21De Pere, WI96.8+0.1 pts
22Holmen, WI96.8+0.1 pts
23Oconomowoc, WI96.7+1 pts
23Port Washington, WI96.7+0.3 pts
25Onalaska, WI96.6+0.5 pts
25Sun Prairie, WI96.6-0.5 pts
27Middleton, WI96.6-0.8 pts
28Muskego, WI96.6+0.8 pts
29Eau Claire, WI96.5+0.6 pts
30Menomonee Falls, WI96.30 pts
31Harrison, WI96.1-0.1 pts
32Greendale, WI95.8+1 pts
32New Richmond, WI95.8-0.2 pts
34Germantown, WI95.60 pts
35Glendale, WI95.6-0.2 pts
36Madison, WI95.5-0.1 pts
37Ashwaubenon, WI95.5+1 pts
38Oak Creek, WI95.3+0.5 pts
39La Crosse, WI95.3+0.5 pts
40Burlington, WI95.1+1 pts
41Neenah, WI95.1+0.5 pts
42Marshfield, WI95.1+0.1 pts
43Brown Deer, WI95-1.2 pts
44Stevens Point, WI95+0.3 pts
45Windsor, WI94.9-0.1 pts
46West Bend, WI94.9+0.1 pts
47Greenfield, WI94.9+0.8 pts
48Fox Crossing, WI94.9+0.5 pts
48Waukesha, WI94.9+1.3 pts
50Plover, WI94.8-1 pts
51Platteville, WI94.5+0.2 pts
52Pleasant Prairie, WI94.4+0.6 pts
53Stoughton, WI94.4-0.8 pts
54Menomonie, WI94.4-0.7 pts
55Hudson, WI94.3-0.6 pts
56Franklin, WI94.2+0.4 pts
57Kaukauna, WI94.2-0 pts
58Fitchburg, WI94-1.4 pts
59Two Rivers, WI94+0.6 pts
60Weston, WI93.9+1.2 pts
61Reedsburg, WI93.8+1.3 pts
62Janesville, WI93.8+0.3 pts
63Superior, WI93.7+0.1 pts
64Appleton, WI93.7+0.2 pts
65Little Chute, WI93.6+0.5 pts
65Menasha, WI93.6+0.2 pts
67Cudahy, WI93.5-1.1 pts
68Bellevue, WI93.4+0.4 pts
69Allouez, WI93.3+1.4 pts
70Mount Pleasant, WI93.20 pts
71Hobart, WI93.2+1.2 pts
72Salem Lakes, WI93.1-0.3 pts
73Marinette, WI93+2.2 pts
74West Allis, WI92.9-0.3 pts
75Beaver Dam, WI92.9-0.5 pts
76Oshkosh, WI92.7+1.1 pts
77Hartford, WI92.6-0.9 pts
78South Milwaukee, WI92.4+0.6 pts
79Whitewater, WI92.3-1.9 pts
80Caledonia, WI92.1-0.6 pts
81Chippewa Falls, WI91.7-0.1 pts
82Sheboygan, WI91.5-0.1 pts
83Manitowoc, WI91.4-0.4 pts
84Wisconsin Rapids, WI91.4+1 pts
85Wausau, WI91.4-0.1 pts
86Monroe, WI91.3+0.8 pts
87Fort Atkinson, WI90.8+1.1 pts
87Watertown, WI90.8-1.2 pts
89Baraboo, WI90.7-0 pts
90Fond du Lac, WI90.5-0.2 pts
91Waupun, WI90.1+1.7 pts
92Elkhorn, WI90+1.2 pts
93Kenosha, WI89.3-0.5 pts
94Green Bay, WI88.5+0.7 pts
95Beloit, WI87.4-0 pts
96Racine, WI87-1.2 pts
97Milwaukee, WI85.4+0.5 pts

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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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/wisconsin-cities?period=2022.

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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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-cities?period=2022 (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 Wisconsin by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Sussex, WI, with 99.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Milwaukee, WI, with 85.4% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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