Springfield City Wire

18.7 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 33.5 percent lower than the state average of 52.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 935.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	45	8.2
Regular high school diploma	280	50.7
GED or alternative credential	12	2.2
Some college, less than 1 year	41	7.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	71	12.9
Associate's degree	37	6.7
Bachelor's degree	23	4.2
Master's degree	33	6
Professional school degree	3	0.5
Doctorate degree	7	1.3

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