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36.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Maxwell in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 3.7 percent lower than the state average of 40.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 784.

96.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Maxwell residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	17	3.2
Regular high school diploma	145	27.5
GED or alternative credential	28	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	68	12.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	77	14.6
Associate's degree	78	14.8
Bachelor's degree	87	16.5
Master's degree	27	5.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.