Educational Attainment

Educational Attainment   Hazleton Area School District Luzerne County Hazleton /Wilkes-Barre /Scranton MSA Educational Attainment Estimate Percent Estimate Percent Estimate Percent  Population 25 years and over 49,035 227,307 396,701 Less than 9th grade 2,901 5.9 6,727 3.0 10,979 2.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,294 6.7 12,631 7.4 23,383 6.7 High school graduate (includesequivalency)...
Educational Attainment
  Hazleton Area School District Luzerne County Hazleton /
Wilkes-Barre /
Scranton MSA
Educational Attainment Estimate Percent Estimate Percent Estimate Percent 
Population 25 years and over 49,035 227,307 396,701
Less than 9th grade 2,901 5.9 6,727 3.0 10,979 2.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,294 6.7 12,631 7.4 23,383 6.7
High school graduate (includes
equivalency)
22,121 45.1 90,591 39.2 155,544 38.5
Some college, no degree 9,364 19.1 45,260 17.3 71,882 16.7
Associate’s degree 4,499 9.2 22,953 9.5 37,963 9.9
Bachelor’s degree 3,608 7.4 28,992 14.9 59,086 16.1
Graduate or professional degree 3,248 6.6 20,153 8.7 37,864 9.3
Percent high school graduate or
higher
87.4 (x) 91.5 (x) 91.3 (x)
Percent bachelor’s degree or
higher
14.0 (x) 21.6 (x) 24.4 (x)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey