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28.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Park Rapids in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 17.2 percent lower than the state average of 45.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 3,934.

87.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Park Rapids residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	347	12.7
Regular high school diploma	907	33.2
GED or alternative credential	105	3.8
Some college less than 1 year	145	5.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	444	16.2
Associate's degree	239	8.7
Bachelor's degree	430	15.7
Master's degree	82	3
Professional school degree	26	1
Doctorate degree	8	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.