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

This number was 8.2 percent higher than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 5,670.

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

Saranac Lake 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	293	7.1
Regular high school diploma	826	19.9
GED or alternative credential	106	2.6
Some college less than 1 year	191	4.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	566	13.7
Associate's degree	725	17.5
Bachelor's degree	735	17.7
Master's degree	597	14.4
Professional school degree	89	2.1
Doctorate degree	16	0.4

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