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

This was 4.8 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 283.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	14	7.9
Regular high school diploma	46	26
GED or alternative credential	2	1.1
Some college, less than 1 year	15	8.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	32	18.1
Associate's degree	38	21.5
Bachelor's degree	19	10.7
Master's degree	11	6.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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