SC Kansas News

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

This was 1.9 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,585.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	35	2.6
Regular high school diploma	358	26.4
GED or alternative credential	22	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	123	9.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	264	19.5
Associate's degree	129	9.5
Bachelor's degree	165	12.2
Master's degree	199	14.7
Professional school degree	23	1.7
Doctorate degree	37	2.7

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