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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Gainesville: high school diploma or higher

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 4 of 8 · Towns of Gainesville Updated Oct 21, 2026
Education & commute · Gainesville Alachua County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 94.3% +0.0 pp since 2023
Towns of Gainesville · 2024 4 of 8 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +3.1 pp
vs Alachua County −0.2 pp Alachua County: 94.5% · 2024
High school diploma or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Gainesville · Alachua County · Florida · United States
+3.1 pp since 2014
Gainesville Alachua 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
Gainesville
94.3%
Alachua County
94.5%
Florida
89.9%
United States
89.6%

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

The series at a glance Gainesville · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 94.3% · 2024
First value 91.1% · 2013
Highest 94.3% · 2024
Lowest 91.1% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearGainesvilleChange Alachua CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 94.3% +0.0 pp 94.5% 89.9% 89.6%
2023estimate 94.3% +0.6 pp 94.2% 89.6% 89.4%
2022estimate 93.6% +0.3 pp 93.6% 89.3% 89.1%
2021estimate 93.4% +0.8 pp 93.2% 89.0% 88.9%
2020estimate 92.5% +0.2 pp 92.8% 88.5% —
2019estimate 92.4% +0.1 pp 92.6% 88.2% —
2018estimate 92.2% +0.7 pp 92.4% 88.0% —
2017estimate 91.5% −0.4 pp 92.1% 87.6% —
2016estimate 91.9% −0.2 pp 92.5% 87.2% —
2015estimate 92.1% +1.0 pp 92.6% 86.9% —
2014estimate 91.2% +0.1 pp 91.8% 86.5% —
2013estimate 91.1% 91.2% 86.1% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Gainesville

2024 · 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
1 Newberry 98.2%
2 Alachua 95.6%
3 Ellenton 95.0%
4 Gainesville 94.3%
5 Hastings 94.1%
6 Tallahassee 93.7%
7 Hawthorne 92.1%
8 Micanopy 91.2%

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

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.