WC Mississippi News

28.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Bentonia in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 3.5 percent lower than the state average of 31.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 479.

75.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Bentonia residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	87	24.9
Regular high school diploma	98	28
GED or alternative credential	14	4
Some college, less than 1 year	0	0
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	52	14.9
Associate's degree	40	11.4
Bachelor's degree	46	13.1
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	13	3.7
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.