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22.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lake Preston in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 16.3 percent lower than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 464.

89.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Lake Preston residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	38	10.6
Regular high school diploma	131	36.6
GED or alternative credential	21	5.9
Some college less than 1 year	15	4.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	71	19.8
Associate's degree	34	9.5
Bachelor's degree	30	8.4
Master's degree	14	3.9
Professional school degree	4	1.1
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.