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

This number was 18.3 percent lower than the state average of 42.4 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 381.

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

Fairmount 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	22	9.5
Regular high school diploma	86	37.1
GED or alternative credential	12	5.2
Some college less than 1 year	18	7.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	38	16.4
Associate's degree	22	9.5
Bachelor's degree	31	13.4
Master's degree	2	0.9
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	1	0.4

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