Educational Attainment

found in Palm Springs (59.3 percent), Lake Worth Beach (46.7 percent), Greenacres (32.9 percent) and Belle Glade (32.9 percent). Communities with the highest percentages of Black or African Americans include Mangonia Park (83.9 percent), Riviera Beach (69.1 percent), Pahokee (58.6 percent) and Belle Glade (58.0 percent).

Educational Attainment

According to 2018 ACS estimates, 35.7 percent of Palm Beach County’s population 25 years and over has a bachelor’s degree or higher, up 2.9 percent since 2014. An estimated 11.8 percent of the population has less than a high school diploma, down from 12.4 percent in 2014.

Table 2.6: Palm Beach County Educational Attainment, 2014 & 2018

Educational Attainment

Population 25 years and over Less than 9th grade 9th to 12th grade, no diploma High school graduate (includes equivalency) Some college, no degree Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Graduate or professional degree High school graduate or higher Bachelor’s degree or higher

Source: US Census, ACS, 2014 & 2018 5-Year Estimates 2014 2018

978,030 1,054,752 5.9% 5.8%

6.5% 6.0%

26.2% 20.4% 8.3% 20.4% 12.3% 87.7% 32.80% 24.5% 19.2% 8.8% 22.2% 13.5% 88.2% 35.7%

Educational attainment varies significantly among communities. The highest levels of educational attainment, based on a bachelor’s degree or higher, are found in the Town of Palm Beach (66.0 percent), Ocean Ridge (64.4 percent), Highland Beach (64.2 percent) and Manalapan (62.6 percent). The lowest levels include South Bay (5.9 percent), Pahokee (8.5 percent), Belle Glade (8.8 percent) and Mangonia Park (9.2 percent). Communities with the highest percentages of their population 25 and older with less than a high school diploma include South Bay (42.5 percent), Belle Glade (39.0 percent), Pahokee (38.2 percent), and Lake Worth Beach (31.5 percent).