Adult Educational Attainment

Adult Educational Attainment is the percentage of the population 25 years and older that have a high school diploma or its equivalent. Higher percentages are better than lower percentages. Adult educational attainment was calculated using data from American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates.

Educational attainment is related to employment, income, and some health behaviors. These characteristics are linked to increased physical and mental health. The death rates are lower for adults with higher educational attainment. Individuals who have high levels of education are more likely to rate their health as very good or excellent. Educational attainment has also been shown to have a multi‐generational impact. For example, children of mothers who have a college degree tend to have better health compared to children of mothers who didn’t finish high school. Adult Educational Attainment is included in the Educational Opportunities domain.

Neighborhood Indicator Value Ranksort descending
Lowry Hill 100.0% 1
Page 99.6% 2
Kenwood 98.9% 3
Cedar - Isles - Dean 98.9% 3
Linden Hills 98.7% 5
Bryn - Mawr 98.7% 5
Lynnhurst 98.7% 5
Kenny 98.7% 5
Nicollet Island - East Bank 98.7% 5
Hale 98.4% 10
East Isles 98.4% 10
East Harriet 98.3% 12
West Calhoun 98.2% 13
Fulton 97.9% 14
Northrop 97.9% 14
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 97.8% 16
Armatage 97.6% 17
Minnehaha 97.4% 18
Cooper 97.2% 19
Tangletown 97.0% 20
North Loop 96.4% 21
Ericsson 96.0% 22
King Field 95.8% 23
Morris Park 95.8% 23
Marcy Holmes 95.7% 25
Como 95.5% 26
Mid - City Industrial 95.5% 26
Loring Park 95.0% 28
Lowry Hill East 95.0% 28
East Calhoun (ECCO) 94.4% 30
Hiawatha 94.2% 31
St. Anthony West 93.0% 32
Marshall Terrace 93.0% 32
Waite Park 92.9% 34
Field 92.7% 35
Windom Park 92.5% 36
Cleveland 92.3% 37
Howe 92.2% 38
Standish 92.1% 39
Keewaydin 90.9% 40
Windom 90.9% 40
Diamond Lake 90.8% 42
Victory 90.8% 42
Columbia Park 90.5% 44
Bancroft 90.3% 45
Audubon Park 89.3% 46
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 89.1% 47
Prospect Park - East River Road 88.9% 48
Longfellow 88.6% 49
Lind - Bohanon 87.4% 50
Downtown West 86.7% 51
Wenonah 86.5% 52
St. Anthony East 86.2% 53
Seward 85.4% 54
Beltrami 84.7% 55
Northeast Park 84.7% 55
Corcoran 84.7% 55
Regina 84.6% 58
Downtown East 84.5% 59
Sheridan 84.2% 60
Willard - Hay 83.8% 61
Whittier 83.5% 62
Elliot Park 83.1% 63
McKinley 82.2% 64
Powderhorn Park 81.9% 65
University of Minnesota 81.8% 66
Bottineau 81.0% 67
Folwell 80.5% 68
Shingle Creek 79.8% 69
Webber - Camden 79.7% 70
Logan Park 79.5% 71
Harrison 77.0% 72
Bryant 76.9% 73
Jordan 76.8% 74
Lyndale 75.7% 75
Holland 74.6% 76
Hawthorne 73.0% 77
Near - North 72.7% 78
Central 70.1% 79
Cedar Riverside 67.0% 80
Ventura Village 66.6% 81
Phillips West 65.7% 82
Midtown Phillips 65.1% 83
East Phillips 61.1% 84
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 59.8% 85
Humboldt Industrial Area 0.0% 86
Camden Industrial 0.0% 86

Key Citations:
1. Backlund E, Sorlie PD, Johnson NJ. A comparison of the relationships of education and income with mortality: the National Longitudinal Mortality Study. Soc Sci Med. 1999;49(10):1373-84.

2. Pappas G, Queen S, Hadden W, Fisher G. 1993. The increasing disparity in mortality between socioeconomic groups in the US, 1960 and 1986. New England Journal of Medicine; 329:103‐109.

3. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2011). Education Matters for Health. Accessed December 13, 2012. Available here

4. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011. Education pays: Unemployment and median weekly earnings by education level. US. Dept. of Labor. More information: here