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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

High school diploma or higher in West Palm Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 305 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 7, 2026
Education & commute · West Palm Beach Palm Beach County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2024 87.2% +0.8 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 305 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +2.5 pp
vs Palm Beach County −2.0 pp Palm Beach County: 89.2% · 2024
High school diploma or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · West Palm Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
+2.5 pp since 2014
West Palm Beach Palm Beach County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with High school diploma or higher · percent
West Palm Beach
87.2%
Palm Beach County
89.2%
Florida
89.9%
United States
89.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance West Palm Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 87.2% · 2024
First value 84.2% · 2013
Highest 87.2% · 2024
Lowest 84.2% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearWest Palm BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 87.2% +0.8 pp 89.2% 89.9% 89.6%
2023estimate 86.4% −0.3 pp 89.1% 89.6% 89.4%
2022estimate 86.7% −0.0 pp 89.0% 89.3% 89.1%
2021estimate 86.8% −0.4 pp 89.1% 89.0% 88.9%
2020estimate 87.1% +0.5 pp 88.8% 88.5% —
2019estimate 86.6% +0.8 pp 88.5% 88.2% —
2018estimate 85.8% +0.3 pp 88.2% 88.0% —
2017estimate 85.5% +0.9 pp 88.1% 87.6% —
2016estimate 84.6% +0.2 pp 87.9% 87.2% —
2015estimate 84.4% −0.2 pp 87.8% 86.9% —
2014estimate 84.7% +0.5 pp 87.7% 86.5% —
2013estimate 84.2% 87.5% 86.1% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryHigh school diploma or higher
115 Alva 94.7%
90 Anna Maria 95.8%
351 Apalachicola 79.0%
91 Apollo Beach 95.7%
120 Atlantic Beach 94.6%
114 Atlantis 94.8%
319 Ave Maria 83.5%
97 Aventura 95.4%
239 Bagdad 89.7%
154 Bal Harbour 93.2%
336 Baldwin 81.3%
12 Bay Harbor Islands 99.0%
201 Bay Pines 91.4%
233 Bayonet Point 89.9%
308 Bayshore Gardens 84.2%
365 Bell 74.4%
381 Belle Glade 62.1%
54 Belleair 96.9%
66 Belleair Beach 96.4%
110 Belleair Bluffs 94.9%
165 Bellview 92.8%
267 Beverly Hills 88.1%
173 Big Pine Key 92.6%
125 Biscayne Park 94.3%
129 Bloomingdale 94.2%
…
133 Wesley Chapel 94.0%
119 West Melbourne 94.6%
339 West Miami 81.0%
282 West Palm Beach 87.1%
357 West Park 77.1%
328 West Perrine 82.2%
70 Westchase 96.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

What it means

The share of adults who finished high school.

How it is calculated

Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or equivalent or more, from the survey.