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

This number was 15.0 percent lower than the state average of 45.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 426.

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

Kiester 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	6	1.7
Regular high school diploma	139	39.8
GED or alternative credential	13	3.7
Some college less than 1 year	22	6.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	61	17.5
Associate's degree	27	7.7
Bachelor's degree	74	21.2
Master's degree	5	1.4
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	2	0.6

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