Southern Indiana Today

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

This was 7.4 percent lower than the state average of 36 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 23.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	4	19
Regular high school diploma	7	33.3
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	0	0
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4	19
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	6	28.6
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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