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

This was 9.8 percent lower than the state average of 36 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 21,328.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,851	13.5
Regular high school diploma	4,435	32.3
GED or alternative credential	1,091	7.9
Some college, less than 1 year	965	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,807	13.1
Associate's degree	1,050	7.6
Bachelor's degree	1,909	13.9
Master's degree	498	3.6
Professional school degree	111	0.8
Doctorate degree	34	0.2

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