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87.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Atherton town in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 44.8 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,060.

98.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	72	1.5
Regular high school diploma	207	4.4
GED or alternative credential	14	0.3
Some college, less than 1 year	36	0.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	266	5.6
Associate's degree	232	4.9
Bachelor's degree	1,416	29.9
Master's degree	1,363	28.7
Professional school degree	718	15.1
Doctorate degree	419	8.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.