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

This number was 0.7 percent higher than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 3,412.

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

Story 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	113	4.9
Regular high school diploma	679	29.7
GED or alternative credential	72	3.1
Some college less than 1 year	242	10.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	274	12
Associate's degree	294	12.8
Bachelor's degree	418	18.3
Master's degree	119	5.2
Professional school degree	28	1.2
Doctorate degree	50	2.2

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