Wellesley People are Wicked Smart, According to Recent List/Study

The people of Wellesley have got class, and have taken a lot of classes. A lot of smarties, they are, according to a study and list recently released by Nerd Wallet, and reported by the Boston Globe.

Wellesley grabbed the bronze - third - in a list of the most educated places in America. Four cities in Massachusetts made the top ten along with Wellesley: Brookline, Newton and Lexington.

With a high percentage of residents with a bachelor’s degree and a remarkable public school system, Wellesley also has a percentage of nearly 90 who have finished high school.

According to Nerd Wallet, “We looked at increasing levels of educational attainment among the populations of 1,990 places across the U.S., from residents with at least a high school diploma to those with a doctorate or professional degree. We weighted high school and college education more heavily than the other factors because only approximately 30 percent of Americans 25 years and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, whereas nearly 87% of the country’s population are at least high school graduates.”