Athens Reporter

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

This number was 21.8 percent lower than the state average of 37.4 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,474.

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

Arcade 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	265	25.1
Regular high school diploma	306	29
GED or alternative credential	154	14.6
Some college less than 1 year	61	5.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	105	9.9
Associate's degree	42	4
Bachelor's degree	59	5.6
Master's degree	55	5.2
Professional school degree	5	0.5
Doctorate degree	4	0.4

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