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

This was 16.1 percent higher than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 547.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	13	2.6
Regular high school diploma	80	16.1
GED or alternative credential	10	2
Some college, less than 1 year	21	4.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	76	15.3
Associate's degree	119	23.9
Bachelor's degree	120	24.1
Master's degree	58	11.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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