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

This number was 38.1 percent lower than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 759.

78.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Altona 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	131	21.9
Regular high school diploma	156	26.1
GED or alternative credential	169	28.3
Some college, less than 1 year	3	0.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	99	16.6
Associate's degree	20	3.4
Bachelor's degree	16	2.7
Master's degree	3	0.5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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