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

This was 25.2 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 601.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	27	6.6
Regular high school diploma	140	34.1
GED or alternative credential	13	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	35	8.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	100	24.4
Associate's degree	44	10.7
Bachelor's degree	44	10.7
Master's degree	6	1.5
Professional school degree	1	0.2
Doctorate degree	0	0

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