These Are The 10 Smartest Cities In Oklahoma

One of the many qualities that people look for in a potential location or company is the intelligence of those around them. This factor can play a huge role in oneâs experience at a particular company and can make or break an employeeâs time there.

So finding a city with an intelligent population makes sense for both companies and employees. Thatâs where Zippia comes in; to help you identify those places in Oklahoma that might have skipped a gradeâ¦or two.

You may be wondering how does one determine how intelligent a town really is?

Well we went to the source of all things demographic data â the Census â to figure out what criteria about a place would identify it is a smart cookie.

We set upon the percentage of adults (over 25) with at least a high school degree and the percentage of high school dropouts (aged 16-20) for the 74 largest cities in Oklahoma with data. We then crunched the numbers and were left with this set of the brightest cities in the Sooner State:

Jenks
Piedmont
Mustang
Edmond
Guthrie
Stillwater
Collinsville
Norman
Newcastle
Bartlesville

Read on to see why these places got into a four-year college or skip to the end to see a full chart of all the places in our analysis.

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How we determined the smartest places in the Sooner State

Before we could dive into the potential IQs of various places in Oklahoma, we needed to know which places to look at in the first place. We settled upon any place with over 5,000 people and data available for every criteria.

This left us with 74 places in Oklahoma.

We then looked at the following criteria to determine the cream from the crop when it comes to smarts:

Our data comes directly from the latest American Community Survey from the Census.

We thought this criteria was representative of the current state of smarts with the potential for a place to improve the education levels of the next generation. And itâs not like we are setting the education bar incredibly high â 80% of students graduate from high school nowadays.

In order to determine the smartest, we ranked all the cities for each criteria from one to 74 with one being the âsmartestâ in any category.

We took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the highest overall score being given the diploma for âSmartest City In Oklahomaâ.

If your city or town isnât among the top 10, jump down to the bottom of the post to see a detailed chart. Otherwise, learn more about how the top ten cities achieved their potential.

1. Jenks

Population: 18,312
Adults Without High School Diploma: 3.4%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 0.0%

Graduating early and at the top of itâs class is the town of Jenks, Oklahoma. With a population of 18,312 people, almost no high school dropouts, and only 3.4% of the population lacking a high school diploma itâs Oklahomaâs best chance for a bright future.

2. Piedmont

Population: 6,232
Adults Without High School Diploma: 4.2%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 2.5%

Coming in a close second is the tiny town of Piedmont, Oklahoma. With only 2.5% of high school kids dropping out early and less than 5% of the adult population lacking a diploma the tiny town is doing big things!

3. Mustang

Population: 18,575
Adults Without High School Diploma: 7.3%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 0.0%

Aside from sounding really cool the town of Mustang can now brag about their smarts! Taking the #3 spot with basically no high school dropouts this city has lots to write down on their resume.

4. Edmond

Population: 85,084
Adults Without High School Diploma: 4.1%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 3.0%

Taking the coveted #4 spot is Edmond, a town of 85,084 people. With a low high school dropout rate and only 4.1% of the adult population lacking a high school diploma this city is on the road to success.

5. Guthrie

Population: 10,668
Adults Without High School Diploma: 9.0%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 0.0%

Splitting it down the middle of list is the city of Guthrie, Oklahoma. Coming in at #5 this town of over 10,500 people has been paying attention in class.

6. Stillwater

Population: 46,851
Adults Without High School Diploma: 5.5%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 3.0%

The residents of Stillwater, Oklahoma have ranked #6 and itâs clear how they earned it with just 3% of the high school population not making it to graduation day and only 5.5% of the adult population lacking their diploma.

7. Collinsville

Population: 5,970
Adults Without High School Diploma: 9.7%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 0.0%

Coming in hot at #7 is the tiny town of Collinsville, Oklahoma. With almost no high school dropouts the kids here are really putting in the extra hours for class every week.

8. Norman

Population: 115,521
Adults Without High School Diploma: 6.9%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 3.2%

As the biggest city to make our list Norman is defying the stereotype that bigger cities have poor education systems. At 115,521 residents this metro area is studying smarter and harder as the rank #8 in Oklahoma.

9. Newcastle

Population: 8,383
Adults Without High School Diploma: 9.0%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 2.7%

Cutting it close is the city of Newcastle, Oklahoma. With the people here numbering around 8,383 and so few high school dropouts itâs no wonder this town made our list!

10. Bartlesville

Population: 36,193
Adults Without High School Diploma: 9.2%
Teenage High School Dropouts: 2.6%

Rounding out our list at #10 is the city of Bartlesville. Although it has a population of 36,193 this city is doing big things as it has really low high school dropout rates. The IQs here must be off the charts!

And thatâs how you graduate in style

There you have it folks, the Ten Smartest Cities in the state of Oklahoma. They have the numbers to back it up so go ahead and visit them to soak up some of the smarts around town. If youâd like more information on different cities and states around the U.S. be sure to visit www.zippia.com to have all of your questions answered.

Detailed List Of Smartest Cities In Oklahoma

City	Rank	Population	Adults Without High School Diploma	Teenage High School Drop Outs
Jenks	1	18,312	3.4%	0.0%
Piedmont	2	6,232	4.2%	2.5%
Mustang	3	18,575	7.3%	0.0%
Edmond	4	85,084	4.1%	3.0%
Guthrie	5	10,668	9.0%	0.0%
Stillwater	6	46,851	5.5%	3.0%
Collinsville	7	5,970	9.7%	0.0%
Norman	8	115,521	6.9%	3.2%
Newcastle	9	8,383	9.0%	2.7%
Bartlesville	10	36,193	9.2%	2.6%
Tuttle	11	6,252	11.0%	0.0%
Grove	12	6,658	11.2%	0.0%
Choctaw	13	11,619	8.5%	3.6%
Lawton	14	97,788	11.6%	2.1%
Broken Arrow	15	101,917	6.5%	5.7%
Weatherford	16	11,410	10.2%	3.0%
Yukon	17	24,127	5.9%	6.4%
Harrah	18	5,412	12.9%	0.0%
Blanchard	19	7,625	7.1%	6.1%
Owasso	20	31,738	7.8%	5.2%
Woodward	21	12,389	13.0%	0.7%
Lone Grove	22	5,142	13.4%	0.0%
Glenpool	23	11,398	9.4%	5.2%
Henryetta	24	5,848	13.8%	0.0%
Bixby	25	22,480	5.4%	7.8%
The Village	26	9,147	7.6%	7.3%
Ponca City	27	24,951	12.7%	5.1%
Catoosa	28	7,407	12.8%	4.9%
Midwest City	29	55,964	10.8%	7.4%
Coweta	30	9,483	12.2%	6.8%
Warr Acres	31	10,268	16.0%	1.2%
Okmulgee	32	12,398	14.4%	3.9%
Tahlequah	33	16,190	14.8%	3.1%
Del City	34	21,756	12.7%	7.1%
Claremore	35	18,849	10.9%	8.7%
Moore	36	57,563	9.7%	10.3%
Bethany	37	19,390	13.1%	6.9%
Sapulpa	38	20,308	14.8%	4.8%
Skiatook	39	7,571	17.9%	2.9%
Noble	40	6,602	9.6%	13.3%
Clinton	41	9,281	22.0%	0.0%
Chickasha	42	16,195	16.9%	3.8%
Sand Springs	43	19,277	12.9%	8.6%
Miami	44	13,669	15.5%	6.1%
Perry	45	5,087	14.2%	8.5%
Vinita	46	5,637	19.8%	3.1%
Tecumseh	47	6,556	11.9%	12.2%
Oklahoma City	48	600,729	15.0%	7.3%
Muskogee	49	38,937	15.6%	7.1%
Tulsa	50	395,599	13.2%	9.3%
Duncan	51	23,364	14.6%	8.7%
Sallisaw	52	8,761	19.6%	4.0%
Pryor Creek	53	9,479	12.6%	14.0%
Ada	54	17,061	13.7%	10.8%
El Reno	55	17,515	15.4%	8.5%
Durant	56	16,507	18.7%	6.9%
Blackwell	57	6,957	16.9%	7.5%
Shawnee	58	30,609	13.2%	15.0%
Idabel	59	7,015	18.2%	7.5%
Wagoner	60	8,499	15.8%	9.8%
McAlester	61	18,354	16.8%	9.0%
Enid	62	50,232	14.9%	12.1%
Anadarko	63	6,786	18.6%	7.6%
Ardmore	64	24,877	16.0%	10.4%
Poteau	65	8,563	17.3%	9.1%
Seminole	66	7,493	17.6%	9.3%
Elk City	67	12,198	16.2%	17.9%
Hugo	68	5,294	28.6%	8.0%
Altus	69	19,716	18.9%	13.0%
Purcell	70	6,259	20.9%	14.3%
Pauls Valley	71	6,054	20.9%	26.2%
Cushing	72	7,870	22.7%	24.5%
Holdenville	73	5,768	28.9%	24.8%
Guymon	74	11,921	32.2%	22.7%