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

This was 17.8 percent higher than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 559.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5	1.4
Regular high school diploma	73	20.9
GED or alternative credential	9	2.6
Some college, less than 1 year	34	9.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	15	4.3
Associate's degree	166	47.6
Bachelor's degree	36	10.3
Master's degree	9	2.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	2	0.6

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