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

This number was 19.6 percent lower than the state average of 47.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 565.

94.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Lafayette 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	20	5.5
Regular high school diploma	136	37.2
GED or alternative credential	6	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	39	10.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	63	17.2
Associate's degree	32	8.7
Bachelor's degree	64	17.5
Master's degree	4	1.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	2	0.5

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