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

This number was 0.7 percent higher than the state average of 40.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 178.

92.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Paton 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	10	7.7
Regular high school diploma	30	23.1
GED or alternative credential	4	3.1
Some college, less than 1 year	10	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	23	17.7
Associate's degree	27	20.8
Bachelor's degree	21	16.2
Master's degree	5	3.8
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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