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22.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in McLeansboro in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 19.9 percent lower than the state average of 42 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 2,663.

88 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many McLeansboro residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	231	12
Regular high school diploma	658	34.2
GED or alternative credential	96	5
Some college, less than 1 year	225	11.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	290	15.1
Associate's degree	132	6.9
Bachelor's degree	170	8.8
Master's degree	107	5.6
Professional school degree	17	0.9
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.