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Census ACS 5-Year · 500 school districts

Most Educated US School Districts

Source·US Census ACS 5-Year 2023Updated·Reviewed by·Population Review Data Team
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The most educated school district communities are anchored by major research universities, technology corridors, and federal employment hubs. Districts surrounding MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, and similar institutions routinely have bachelor's-degree attainment above 70% — more than triple the national average. Highly educated communities bring powerful parent advocacy, strong fundraising capacity, and high expectations for school quality. They also tend to elect school boards that prioritize rigorous curriculum, competitive teacher salaries, and extensive extracurricular offerings.

Key Findings

  • 1Boys Ranch Independent School District leads with a bachelor's degree rate of 100.0%, followed by Scarsdale Union Free School District (91.1%) and Kenilworth School District 38 (90.3%).
  • 2The gap between #1 Boys Ranch Independent School District and #500 Camp Hill School District (63.6%) is 36.4 percentage points.
  • 3The national median across all states is 70.9% (Wallingford-Swarthmore School District at the midpoint).
  • 4The top 10 states are: Boys Ranch Independent School District, Scarsdale Union Free School District, Kenilworth School District 38, Millburn Township School District, Highland Park Independent School District (Dallas County), Wellesley School District, Mountain Brook City School District, Piedmont City Unified School District, Hanover School District, Glencoe School District 35.

Full Ranking: Most Educated US School Districts

Source: Census ACS 5-Year Estimates

#DistrictBachelor's+Median IncomeHome Value
1Zionsville Community Schools72.6%$164,989$564,400
2Yellowstone Academy Elementary School District75.0%$123,438-
3Yarmouth66.8%$110,216$639,700
4Wyoming City School District72.7%$164,122$426,000
5Wyckoff Township School District70.7%$203,988$925,700
6Woodside Elementary School District73.7%$250,001$2.0M
7Woodcliff Lake Borough School District81.2%$213,981$946,400
8Woodbridge School District71.7%$188,750$588,100
9Wissahickon School District69.0%$131,040$602,400
10Winnetka School District 3686.7%$250,001$1.3M
11Winhall School District67.4%$95,500$471,800
12Winchester School District79.5%$230,198$1.2M
13Wilton School District75.2%$242,199$928,800
14Wilmette School District 3984.9%$190,201$823,400
15Williamson County School District64.2%$148,134$779,100
16Whitefish Bay School District81.9%$157,109$533,800
17Westwood School District72.4%$223,125$1.0M
18Westport School District79.9%$250,001$1.4M
19Weston School District84.3%$250,001$1.7M
20Weston School District83.7%$250,001$996,700
21Westford School District73.9%$187,198$748,500
22Westfield Town School District78.1%$232,629$953,400
23Western Springs School District 10185.8%$230,428$761,300
24Westborough School District65.2%$141,944$685,300
25West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District82.5%$165,385$741,500
26West Northfield School District 3167.7%$120,765$622,100
27West Lafayette Community School Corporation78.2%$32,734$351,900
28West Hartford School District66.6%$129,890$411,000
29West Forks Plantation68.6%-$320,000
30West Chester Area School District65.1%$124,871$569,000
31Wellfleet School District64.6%$117,938$855,300
32Wellesley School District89.0%$250,001$1.6M
33Weehawken Township School District68.5%$127,763$889,000
34Webster Groves School District69.7%$115,352$371,700
35Wayzata Public School District70.3%$154,866$588,800
36Wayland School District78.8%$224,000$978,400
37Wauwatosa School District64.0%$101,138$339,000
38Waterville Valley School District71.6%$105,625$562,500
39Watertown School District66.5%$126,265$784,600
40Watchung Borough School District64.0%$173,672$882,500
41Washington Township School District (Morris County)63.6%$165,651$592,600
42Warren Township School District67.3%$204,063$930,800
43Walpole School District67.4%$171,500$687,100
44Walnut Creek Elementary School District70.0%$122,558$983,100
45Wallingford-Swarthmore School District70.9%$153,200$494,900
46Walcott Independent School District67.3%-$433,300
47Vestavia Hills City School District65.3%$134,369$530,000
48Verona Borough School District70.0%$161,843$608,400
49Upper St. Clair School District75.2%$163,409$431,800
50Upper Saddle River Borough School District77.4%$250,001$1.1M
51Upper Dublin School District69.4%$168,010$573,600
52Upper Arlington City School District80.2%$157,739$591,500
53University City School District64.0%$78,836$304,500
54Unionville-Chadds Ford School District69.0%$169,110$680,400
55Union Elementary School District64.3%$192,689$1.7M
56Tuckahoe Union Free School District64.3%$155,000$761,000
57Tuckahoe Common School District66.1%$141,591$1.2M
58Troy School District68.2%$126,607$432,700
59Tredyffrin-Easttown School District78.7%$175,960$752,600
60Topsfield School District71.8%$195,718$853,400
61Thetford School District68.0%$88,045$329,500
62The Chathams School District82.1%$222,143$1.0M
63Tewksbury Township School District65.9%$192,576$795,400
64Tenafly Borough School District78.7%$208,200$1.0M
65Telluride School District R-171.7%$83,302$1.0M
66Tanque Verde Unified District64.8%$136,389$654,900
67Syosset Central School District69.1%$194,955$934,600
68Sycamore Community City School District69.7%$125,059$469,900
69Swallow School District74.5%$191,250$774,900
70Sunset Ridge School District 2985.1%$222,875$1.1M
71Sunnyvale Elementary School District68.3%$185,831$1.6M
72Summit City School District72.5%$190,304$994,500
73Sudbury School District83.3%$236,250$988,900
74Stratham School District69.9%$151,998$655,400
75Stowe Town School District66.7%$93,618$647,800
76Stone Harbor Borough School District70.3%$169,167$2.0M
77State College Area School District67.0%$75,118$411,600
78St. Louis Park Public School District64.6%$102,617$390,600
79Springfield Township School District65.8%$155,906$636,600
80Spring Lake Borough School District84.1%$215,625$2.0M
81Southborough School District76.2%$196,808$821,100
82South Pasadena Unified School District73.5%$127,175$1.6M
83South Orange-Maplewood School District74.6%$185,977$780,600
84South Burlington School District67.6%$106,667$443,400
85South Brunswick Township School District68.9%$150,933$582,700
86Somerville School District69.4%$132,572$911,300
87Somerset Hills Regional School District71.7%$211,633$816,400
88Somers Central School District66.7%$168,856$645,200
89Solon City School District64.3%$138,446$391,800
90Solana Beach Elementary School District78.5%$180,550$2.0M
91Snoqualmie Valley School District63.7%$190,849$1.0M
92Simsbury School District71.9%$157,907$443,500
93Shutesbury School District70.0%$123,333$376,100
94Shrewsbury School District65.6%$139,302$592,300
95Shrewsbury Borough School District65.9%$178,958$811,400
96Shorewood School District75.6%$86,726$443,700
97Sherborn School District82.3%$250,001$1.0M
98Sharon School District76.7%$191,835$737,100
99Shaker Heights City School District66.6%$95,126$286,800
100Seattle Public Schools68.4%$123,823$938,400
101Sea Girt Borough School District77.0%$213,750$2.0M
102Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District66.8%$185,171$689,300
103Scituate School District66.8%$136,732$847,600
104School Administrative District 5166.0%$153,676$580,700
105Scarsdale Union Free School District91.1%$250,001$1.8M
106Sausalito Elementary School District65.8%$146,920$1.5M
107Saratoga Union Elementary School District85.3%$250,001$2.0M
108Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District70.6%$121,081$2.0M
109Santa Clara Unified School District66.2%$180,259$1.5M
110San Vicente Independent School District87.6%$49,575-
111San Ramon Valley Unified School District72.7%$219,524$1.7M
112San Marino Unified School District81.4%$196,574$2.0M
113San Carlos Elementary School District70.7%$236,738$2.0M
114Sagaponack Common School District67.1%-$2.0M
115Saddle River Borough School District70.4%$212,143$2.0M
116Rye Neck Union Free School District67.4%$160,511$856,300
117Rye City School District80.2%$230,729$1.7M
118Rumson Borough School District82.1%$250,001$1.7M
119Royal Oak City School District63.9%$101,513$327,700
120Ross Valley Elementary School District71.6%$172,775$1.5M
121Ross Elementary School District80.3%$250,001$2.0M
122Roslyn Union Free School District71.8%$184,034$1.1M
123Roseland Borough School District71.8%$164,458$665,700
124Rondout School District 7267.1%$181,250$673,600
125Rocky River City School District64.1%$93,566$348,400
126Rockwood R-Vi School District63.7%$134,814$438,300
127Rochester Community School District65.6%$130,039$453,000
128Robbinsville Township School District68.2%$169,450$568,300
129Riverdale School District 51J81.5%$250,001$1.7M
130River Vale Township School District71.9%$213,666$775,000
131River Forest School District 9072.9%$146,786$687,300
132River Edge Borough School District66.8%$159,028$660,300
133Ridgewood Village School District80.1%$208,211$891,200
134Ridgefield School District72.6%$179,219$836,200
135Richmond School District67.6%$106,250$584,500
136Revere Local School District66.6%$152,378$449,800
137Regional School Unit 2666.8%$61,528$272,600
138Reed Union Elementary School District82.1%$247,191$2.0M
139Redondo Beach Unified School District67.0%$150,245$1.3M
140Redding School District72.1%$186,060$706,300
141Reading School District66.3%$165,912$809,000
142Randolph Township School District68.1%$175,000$670,700
143Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School District66.7%$184,041$2.0M
144Ramsey Borough School District67.0%$160,996$697,300
145Radnor Township School District74.8%$164,359$833,900
146Prosper Independent School District65.7%$174,840$644,300
147Princeton Public Schools84.7%$192,079$1.1M
148Poway Unified School District64.7%$157,134$1.1M
149Portsmouth School District64.0%$106,219$688,500
150Portola Valley Elementary School District83.9%$250,001$2.0M
151Port Washington Union Free School District69.1%$154,729$1.1M
152Port Jefferson Union Free School District68.8%$165,458$698,200
153Pleasantville Union Free School District74.0%$182,722$832,800
154Pleasanton Unified School District69.4%$188,856$1.5M
155Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District67.2%$185,405$819,500
156Pittsford Central School District75.7%$153,694$391,700
157Pine-Richland School District66.2%$162,913$441,300
158Piedmont City Unified School District88.4%$250,001$2.0M
159Pelham Union Free School District75.1%$210,813$974,300
160Pelham School District64.8%$113,750$447,600
161Parkway C-2 School District67.2%$115,771$399,600
162Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 6465.9%$144,097$537,700
163Park City School District70.2%$158,998$1.3M
164Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District74.9%$188,541$1.9M
165Palo Alto Unified School District84.1%$218,111$2.0M
166Ottawa Hills Local School District66.1%$159,474$314,900
167Orono Public School District65.2%$157,127$725,700
168Orinda Union Elementary School District85.7%$250,001$1.9M
169Orange City School District75.4%$189,866$549,600
170Oradell Borough School District71.8%$221,322$737,800
171Olentangy Local School District68.4%$159,473$494,700
172Old Tappan Borough School District76.9%$205,385$951,300
173Okemos Public Schools73.3%$105,500$357,700
174Oakwood City School District74.4%$153,162$367,400
175Oak Park Elementary School District 9772.5%$110,820$465,500
176Oak Grove School District 68 (Lake County)67.2%$142,361$604,500
177Novi Community School District67.6%$122,180$410,000
178Norwich School District81.0%$140,313$637,500
179Norwell School District69.6%$188,699$865,700
180Northville Public Schools73.6%$169,245$576,500
181Northbrook/Glenview School District 3063.7%$142,212$597,400
182Northbrook School District 2875.0%$175,129$654,100
183Northbrook Elementary School District 2774.9%$135,417$664,400
184Northborough School District65.5%$153,199$620,000
185North Shore School District 11272.0%$154,383$603,000
186North Shore Central School District65.6%$156,458$954,400
187North Salem Central School District66.6%$181,804$673,700
188North Caldwell Borough School District80.6%$208,245$904,500
189North Allegheny School District69.4%$137,836$422,600
190Niskayuna Central School District69.1%$137,756$366,700
191Newton School District81.1%$190,304$1.3M
192Newfields School District68.1%$197,885$646,400
193Newburyport School District67.0%$139,625$834,000
194New Suffolk Common School District72.1%$130,875$1.1M
195New Shoreham School District67.6%$83,190$1.3M
196New Providence Borough School District67.6%$161,599$769,900
197New Hope-Solebury School District71.9%$194,152$777,300
198New Castle School District68.8%$176,953$1.7M
199New Canaan School District82.5%$250,001$1.6M
200New Albany-Plain Local School District64.7%$156,110$548,900
201Needham School District81.9%$214,308$1.2M
202Natick School District70.8%$138,538$821,000
203Nashoba School District66.8%$168,843$677,200
204Narragansett School District63.9%$95,721$743,500
205Naperville Community Unit District 20371.4%$151,595$520,600
206Mountainside Borough School District67.3%$211,538$810,300
207Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District73.6%$188,605$1.9M
208Mountain Lakes Borough School District85.9%$250,001$917,000
209Mountain Brook City School District88.6%$201,479$916,300
210Mount Lebanon School District67.9%$123,771$378,300
211Mount Desert64.4%$92,813$522,100
212Mount Baldy Joint Elementary School District64.2%$122,583$367,900
213Morris Township School District66.3%$153,743$688,600
214Morris Plains Borough School District72.2%$154,923$643,300
215Moraga Elementary School District81.4%$215,720$1.7M
216Moorestown Township School District68.7%$159,700$697,200
217Montville Township School District68.8%$169,083$700,200
218Montgomery Township School District80.1%$224,301$787,000
219Montecito Union Elementary School District75.9%$231,288$2.0M
220Montclair Town School District73.6%$151,075$906,400
221Monmouth Beach Borough School District67.6%$150,188$995,000
222Minnetonka Public School District69.4%$156,330$643,400
223Milton School District71.9%$188,529$933,200
224Millburn Township School District90.0%$250,001$1.4M
225Millburn Community Consolidated School District 2465.6%$155,459$345,900
226Mill Valley Elementary School District76.2%$209,707$2.0M
227Metuchen Borough School District67.1%$158,052$604,300
228Merrick Union Free School District66.0%$191,795$783,300
229Mercer Island School District81.4%$219,069$2.0M
230Mequon-Thiensville School District68.3%$129,857$482,200
231Menlo Park City Elementary School District84.4%$246,042$2.0M
232Mendham Township School District77.4%$250,001$1.1M
233Mendham Borough School District80.7%$211,944$819,800
234Medford Lakes Borough School District65.7%$141,188$402,900
235Medfield School District78.1%$235,800$911,100
236Maynard School District64.2%$124,067$527,400
237Mason City School District64.1%$134,192$452,800
238Marlboro Township School District65.9%$186,292$701,200
239Mariemont City School District71.8%$124,214$477,600
240Marblehead School District78.3%$182,132$943,900
241Manhattan Beach Unified School District78.9%$204,306$2.0M
242Manhasset Union Free School District80.0%$232,905$1.8M
243Manchester Essex Regional School District74.5%$180,446$927,600
244Manasquan Borough School District71.2%$142,944$988,100
245Mamaroneck Union Free School District69.9%$155,844$1.1M
246Madison School District72.4%$167,442$583,900
247Madison City School District64.5%$134,655$398,800
248Madison Borough School District74.1%$171,471$943,200
249Madeira City School District74.1%$164,250$480,600
250Lyme School District70.1%$133,906$645,000
251Lower Merion School District78.9%$171,307$804,200
252Lovejoy Independent School District68.9%$181,170$780,200
253Loudoun County Public Schools64.6%$181,765$743,800
254Los Gatos Union Elementary School District77.2%$244,474$2.0M
255Los Altos Elementary School District85.3%$250,001$2.0M
256Los Alamos Public Schools69.7%$147,139$495,800
257Longmeadow School District67.1%$149,601$454,100
258Long Hill Township School District67.1%$169,079$697,100
259Long Beach Island School District64.7%$117,721$1.1M
260Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District71.8%$158,693$1.4M
261Loch Arbour School District69.2%$118,750$1.4M
262Livingston Township School District73.5%$229,806$821,100
263Little Silver Borough School District81.0%$240,853$955,900
264Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 10378.3%$180,833$623,500
265Lincoln School District76.2%$175,117$1.2M
266Libertyville School District 7070.2%$165,262$533,700
267Lexington School District84.3%$238,444$1.2M
268Leverett School District67.4%$104,688$435,500
269Las Virgenes Unified School District68.7%$176,597$1.4M
270Las Lomitas Elementary School District83.3%$250,001$2.0M
271Larkspur Elementary School District75.4%$216,267$1.9M
272LaMotte Elementary School District67.9%$109,821$1.0M
273Lakeside Joint Elementary School District69.0%$191,667$1.6M
274Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 9564.2%$150,170$477,400
275Lake Washington School District71.9%$170,870$1.2M
276Lake Travis Independent School District66.9%$156,087$777,800
277Lake Oswego School District 7J73.7%$141,907$936,400
278Lake Forest School District 6781.0%$235,696$942,700
279Lake Bluff Elementary School District 6571.5%$185,708$680,000
280Lagunitas Elementary School District64.1%$147,062$1.0M
281Laguna Beach Unified School District68.5%$145,942$2.0M
282LaGrange Highlands School District 10666.3%$147,361$549,800
283Lafayette Elementary School District79.9%$229,643$2.0M
284Ladue School District79.8%$156,855$784,900
285La Cañada Unified School District76.4%$247,670$2.0M
286Kohler School District72.4%$135,417$375,900
287Kirkwood R-Vii School District72.4%$138,579$490,600
288Kinnelon Borough School District65.4%$187,438$706,400
289Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 9673.1%$180,327$562,500
290Kentfield Elementary School District75.1%$164,483$2.0M
291Kenilworth School District 3890.3%$250,001$1.6M
292Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District74.8%$235,245$838,900
293Jericho Union Free School District73.8%$175,000$1.1M
294Jenkintown School District66.4%$110,703$398,000
295Jefferson Elementary School District (San Benito County)66.3%$168,864$2.0M
296Jamestown School District69.1%$140,625$842,400
297Jackson School District67.7%$117,986$719,300
298Ithaca City School District69.7%$71,623$345,500
299Issaquah School District68.6%$185,520$1.1M
300Irvington Union Free School District73.8%$175,774$873,500
301Irvine Unified School District70.7%$137,439$1.2M
302Interlaken Borough School District67.2%$199,167$1.1M
303Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 20467.4%$138,495$451,200
304Indian Hill Exempted Village School District73.6%$157,438$699,200
305Hudson City School District73.3%$164,626$457,500
306Howard County Public Schools64.5%$149,763$597,900
307Horicon Elementary School District69.9%$131,750$1.3M
308Hopkinton School District77.5%$222,801$802,700
309Hopewell Valley Regional School District67.7%$176,390$575,100
310Homewood City School District70.9%$94,485$558,500
311Holmdel Township School District66.9%$165,013$843,000
312Holliston School District65.9%$159,817$650,300
313Hoboken City School District82.6%$180,579$895,100
314Ho-Ho-Kus Borough School District82.6%$250,001$1.1M
315Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 18180.5%$250,001$970,400
316Hingham School District76.2%$178,390$1.1M
317Hillsborough City Elementary School District83.8%$250,001$2.0M
318Highland Park Independent School District (Dallas County)89.4%$250,001$1.9M
319Highland Park Borough School District69.8%$104,694$471,700
320Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District63.8%$153,669$829,100
321Herricks Union Free School District65.5%$171,822$922,600
322Hermosa Beach City Elementary School District76.0%$166,442$2.0M
323Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 7364.2%$113,340$404,500
324Haworth Borough School District72.8%$236,765$845,300
325Haverford Township School District64.4%$131,674$466,400
326Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District73.2%$194,353$868,000
327Harrington Park Borough School District73.1%$180,500$776,900
328Harding Township School District73.6%$222,429$1.1M
329Hanover School District88.2%$169,583$824,900
330Hampton Township School District65.3%$134,156$371,100
331Hamilton-Wenham School District69.5%$150,560$781,100
332Hamilton Southeastern Schools64.4%$124,885$382,200
333Hale's Location School District67.4%-$841,700
334Haddonfield Borough School District79.0%$200,417$755,400
335Gunnison Watershed School District Re-1J64.1%$82,465$621,800
336Groton-Dunstable School District68.2%$195,763$720,600
337Grosse Pointe Public Schools66.4%$130,121$384,600
338Greenwich School District72.5%$206,130$1.7M
339Great Valley School District71.5%$164,130$643,900
340Great Neck Union Free School District64.5%$142,294$1.0M
341Grandview Heights City School District81.0%$119,338$603,400
342Gosnold School District67.7%-$700,000
343Glenview Community Consolidated School District 3465.6%$129,715$593,000
344Glencoe School District 3588.2%$248,963$1.4M
345Glen Rock Borough School District73.1%$215,096$856,900
346Glen Ridge Borough School District81.4%$250,001$836,600
347Glen Ellyn School District 4163.9%$137,763$548,000
348Glastonbury School District68.6%$157,192$445,200
349Gilbert Community School District68.1%$121,759$351,000
350Germantown Municipal School District71.9%$149,920$470,800
351Geneva Community Unit School District 30463.7%$143,875$443,600
352Garrison Union Free School District67.8%$170,227$788,900
353Garden City Union Free School District75.9%$244,152$1.1M
354Frisco Independent School District66.9%$144,206$590,100
355Fremont Unified School District63.9%$181,506$1.4M
356Franklin Lakes Borough School District77.4%$235,795$1.3M
357Fox Point Joint No. 2 School District80.9%$179,524$473,800
358Fox Chapel Area School District65.4%$109,234$397,300
359Fort Lee Borough School District65.8%$107,274$448,000
360Forest Hills Public Schools68.4%$135,000$461,400
361Florham Park Borough School District69.9%$158,696$791,400
362Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District66.0%$129,605$317,100
363Farmington School District68.3%$141,120$432,700
364Falmouth72.6%$150,919$767,500
365Falls Church City Public Schools80.5%$143,262$1.1M
366Fairfield School District71.1%$172,432$780,500
367Fairfax County Public Schools65.0%$153,637$732,800
368Fair Haven Borough School District86.8%$250,001$992,200
369Evanston Community Consolidated School District 6569.6%$98,352$475,900
370Essex Fells Borough School District81.3%$250,001$1.1M
371Englewood Cliffs Borough School District74.7%$230,611$1.4M
372Encinitas Union Elementary School District68.0%$167,854$1.6M
373Emery Unified School District70.5%$117,092$604,800
374Elmbrook School District64.2%$130,902$442,000
375Elkhorn Public Schools64.2%$143,500$446,400
376Edina Public School District75.1%$162,317$711,500
377Edgewater Borough School District72.7%$124,050$715,700
378Edgemont Union Free School District84.0%$250,001$1.4M
379Eden Prairie Public School District64.5%$130,546$470,600
380Easton School District73.1%$222,604$783,100
381Eastchester Union Free School District66.6%$137,323$773,600
382East Williston Union Free School District74.5%$215,417$1.2M
383East Greenwich School District69.8%$177,090$671,700
384East Grand Rapids Public School District80.1%$167,500$534,700
385Eanes Independent School District80.7%$195,329$1.3M
386Duxbury School District70.9%$176,583$874,600
387Dublin Unified School District69.8%$214,385$1.3M
388Dublin City School District66.1%$112,369$483,400
389Dripping Springs Independent School District67.7%$169,874$735,500
390Downingtown Area School District65.7%$149,631$533,700
391Dover School District84.8%$250,001$1.3M
392Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District69.1%$142,228$802,100
393District of Columbia Public Schools64.2%$109,870$737,100
394Dexter Community School District65.6%$134,409$483,400
395Demarest Borough School District75.9%$208,036$1.1M
396Del Mar Union Elementary School District82.2%$202,821$1.8M
397Deerfield School District 10982.2%$201,267$625,400
398Decatur City School District76.3%$139,397$701,400
399Davis Joint Unified School District75.9%$87,290$884,300
400Darien School District85.9%$250,001$1.8M
401Cupertino Union Elementary School District79.7%$221,771$2.0M
402Croton-Harmon Union Free School District72.7%$194,527$745,000
403Cranford Township School District66.2%$155,972$660,100
404Cranbury Township School District73.4%$216,691$889,400
405Coronado Unified School District64.6%$134,534$2.0M
406Coppell Independent School District75.5%$160,589$567,200
407Concord School District79.4%$195,350$1.2M
408Colts Neck Township School District67.4%$198,994$917,200
409Cold Spring Harbor Central School District75.3%$250,001$1.6M
410Cold Spring Elementary School District78.0%$221,058$2.0M
411Cohasset School District76.7%$199,306$1.3M
412Closter Borough School District66.3%$190,469$871,300
413Clinton Township School District64.3%$167,109$582,900
414Clayton School District84.3%$120,313$803,500
415Cheyenne Mountain School District 1267.6%$118,406$708,300
416Chester Township School District69.3%$229,858$759,500
417Chappaqua Central School District85.5%$250,001$1.1M
418Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools73.4%$89,868$590,100
419Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District71.4%$135,547$447,500
420Celina Independent School District64.1%$156,852$452,300
421Catalina Foothills Unified District75.6%$114,202$679,800
422Castine74.5%$113,750$603,500
423Carroll Independent School District76.6%$250,001$989,000
424Carrabassett Valley78.0%$88,750$343,600
425Carmel Clay Schools74.3%$142,449$486,900
426Carlisle School District87.2%$250,001$1.1M
427Cardiff Elementary School District71.3%$179,590$2.0M
428Cape Elizabeth74.1%$145,821$731,600
429Canyon Elementary School District65.6%$113,333$784,700
430Canton School District67.5%$143,381$710,600
431Camp Hill School District63.6%$115,761$316,300
432Cambridge School District80.8%$130,748$1.1M
433Byram Hills Central School District81.2%$247,344$1.2M
434Butler School District 5373.7%$177,277$954,800
435Burlingame Elementary School District64.5%$175,938$2.0M
436Buels Gore School District88.2%$71,250$365,000
437Bryn Athyn School District68.4%$143,125$678,100
438Brookline School District85.4%$142,101$1.2M
439Bronxville Union Free School District78.0%$215,815$1.1M
440Brighton Central School District73.5%$99,020$311,800
441Brielle Borough School District66.8%$172,250$849,100
442Bridgehampton Union Free School District66.9%$139,880$1.8M
443Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District77.5%$250,001$930,300
444Brentwood School District76.1%$100,996$294,500
445Branchburg Township School District66.3%$168,832$610,800
446Bradley Beach Borough School District64.8%$97,005$932,800
447Boys Ranch Independent School District100.0%--
448Boxford School District70.9%$200,871$907,000
449Boulder Valley School District Re-270.3%$105,233$846,800
450Boonton Township School District68.1%$192,188$720,800
451Bois Blanc Pines School District66.7%$132,500$237,500
452Blue Valley Unified School District 22970.1%$138,639$543,100
453Bloomfield Hills School District75.7%$168,068$600,400
454Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District88.0%$250,001$1.1M
455Birmingham City School District74.3%$159,787$590,900
456Bexley City School District76.9%$157,841$527,800
457Beverly Hills Unified School District70.0%$132,716$2.0M
458Bethlehem Central School District67.8%$131,545$375,500
459Bernards Township School District74.2%$194,107$814,800
460Berkeley Unified School District74.9%$108,092$1.4M
461Berkeley Heights Township School District76.5%$204,658$789,400
462Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District72.7%$202,293$2.0M
463Belmont School District80.9%$183,137$1.2M
464Bellevue School District72.8%$164,578$1.4M
465Bedminster Township School District64.1%$123,709$448,500
466Bedford School District69.6%$172,400$898,500
467Beachwood City School District65.3%$106,748$410,300
468Beach Haven Borough School District64.9%$144,167$1.5M
469Bay Village City School District68.5%$132,254$353,000
470Bay Head Borough School District75.2%$181,667$1.9M
471Barrington School District73.0%$153,198$644,100
472Barrington Community Unit School District 22064.2%$166,756$601,000
473Bar Harbor68.3%$77,180$538,400
474Bannockburn School District 10675.8%$182,750$934,000
475Bainbridge Island School District76.4%$172,188$1.2M
476Avon-by-the-Sea Borough School District72.5%$122,635$1.5M
477Avon School District73.1%$154,058$479,700
478Avoca School District 3773.9%$154,839$563,900
479Avalon Borough School District70.6%$139,167$2.0M
480Auburn City School District64.1%$63,668$364,800
481Aspen School District 164.7%$96,071$1.3M
482Arlington School District76.1%$150,701$933,800
483Arlington County Public Schools77.1%$142,114$895,000
484Argyle Independent School District64.8%$180,095$687,800
485Ardsley Union Free School District77.1%$238,750$834,200
486Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District71.7%$133,338$416,100
487Ann Arbor Public Schools75.2%$91,652$450,500
488Andover School District75.6%$172,606$855,600
489Anchorage Independent School District81.4%$192,250$835,600
490Amherst School District75.6%$66,968$484,900
491Amherst School District65.7%$153,196$537,600
492Ames Community School District64.4%$58,650$264,100
493Amagansett Union Free School District84.7%$123,684$1.8M
494Alpine Borough School District76.4%$246,944$2.0M
495Allenhurst Borough School District65.6%$99,375$1.2M
496Allendale Borough School District72.5%$160,162$782,700
497Alexandria City Public Schools66.2%$119,681$735,100
498Albany City Unified School District77.8%$144,107$1.2M
499Alamo Heights Independent School District64.5%$100,268$637,700
500Acton-Boxborough Regional School District79.7%$157,147$788,900

Methodology

Rankings are based on American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates from the US Census Bureau. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data. 5-Year estimates offer the most reliable data for state-level comparisons by averaging responses over a 60-month period. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

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Boys Ranch Independent School District has the highest bachelor's degree rate at 100.0%, according to latest Census ACS data. Scarsdale Union Free School District and Kenilworth School District 38 round out the top three.

Camp Hill School District has the lowest bachelor's degree rate at 63.6%. Washington Township School District (Morris County) is second-lowest at 63.6%.

The median across all 500 states is 70.9%. Note that the national median and the state-level median are calculated differently, the state median represents the midpoint when all states are ranked.

This data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates published by the US Census Bureau. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides the most comprehensive demographic data available between decennial censuses.

Rankings are based on the latest available Census ACS 5-Year estimates. The Census Bureau releases new ACS data annually. Our data was last updated on April 12, 2026.

Rankings are based on American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates from the US Census Bureau. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data. 5-Year estimates offer the most reliable data for state-level comparisons by averaging responses over a 60-month period. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.