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

This number was 8.4 percent lower than the state average of 31.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,447.

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

Ledbetter 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	72	7
Regular high school diploma	381	37
GED or alternative credential	90	8.7
Some college less than 1 year	107	10.4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	146	14.2
Associate's degree	136	13.2
Bachelor's degree	81	7.9
Master's degree	18	1.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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