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27.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lake Benton in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 20.6 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 638.

93.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	31	6.7
Regular high school diploma	175	38
GED or alternative credential	17	3.7
Some college, less than 1 year	38	8.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	71	15.4
Associate's degree	55	12
Bachelor's degree	45	9.8
Master's degree	21	4.6
Professional school degree	2	0.4
Doctorate degree	5	1.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.