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

This was 17.4 percent lower than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,322.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	246	25
Regular high school diploma	462	46.9
GED or alternative credential	24	2.4
Some college, less than 1 year	16	1.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	99	10.1
Associate's degree	5	0.5
Bachelor's degree	64	6.5
Master's degree	69	7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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