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

This was 9.3 percent higher than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,463.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	14	1.4
Regular high school diploma	225	22.2
GED or alternative credential	23	2.3
Some college, less than 1 year	74	7.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	166	16.4
Associate's degree	176	17.4
Bachelor's degree	241	23.8
Master's degree	53	5.2
Professional school degree	19	1.9
Doctorate degree	22	2.2

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