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

This number was 15.3 percent lower than the state average of 45.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 718.

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

Lake Benton 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	39	8
Regular high school diploma	186	38.2
GED or alternative credential	11	2.3
Some college less than 1 year	43	8.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	59	12.1
Associate's degree	62	12.7
Bachelor's degree	66	13.6
Master's degree	14	2.9
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	7	1.4

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