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

This number was 18.3 percent lower than the state average of 46.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 677.

91.6 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 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	39	8.4
Regular high school diploma	178	38.4
GED or alternative credential	14	3
Some college, less than 1 year	33	7.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	67	14.5
Associate's degree	52	11.2
Bachelor's degree	51	11
Master's degree	19	4.1
Professional school degree	2	0.4
Doctorate degree	8	1.7

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