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

This number was 8.5 percent lower than the state average of 45.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 354.

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

Ghent 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	15	6.3
Regular high school diploma	57	23.9
GED or alternative credential	11	4.6
Some college less than 1 year	24	10.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	42	17.6
Associate's degree	38	16
Bachelor's degree	33	13.9
Master's degree	9	3.8
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	9	3.8

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