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24.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lake Preston in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 15.4 percent lower than the state average of 40 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 504.

90.6 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 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	37	9.4
Regular high school diploma	146	37.1
GED or alternative credential	17	4.3
Some college, less than 1 year	13	3.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	84	21.3
Associate's degree	33	8.4
Bachelor's degree	44	11.2
Master's degree	14	3.6
Professional school degree	4	1
Doctorate degree	2	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.