Athens Reporter

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

This number was 14.8 percent lower than the state average of 37.4 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 525.

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

Pendergrass 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	79	21.8
Regular high school diploma	52	14.3
GED or alternative credential	61	16.8
Some college less than 1 year	29	8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	60	16.5
Associate's degree	15	4.1
Bachelor's degree	47	12.9
Master's degree	17	4.7
Professional school degree	1	0.3
Doctorate degree	2	0.6

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