WC Mississippi News

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

This number was 19.8 percent lower than the state average of 30.4 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 429.

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

Arcola 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	74	30.2
Regular high school diploma	49	20
GED or alternative credential	5	2
Some college less than 1 year	5	2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	86	35.1
Associate's degree	8	3.3
Bachelor's degree	16	6.5
Master's degree	2	0.8
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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