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

This number was 12.5 percent lower than the state average of 40.6 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 9,146.

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

Chanute 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	654	11
Regular high school diploma	1,560	26.2
GED or alternative credential	361	6.1
Some college less than 1 year	639	10.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,077	18.1
Associate's degree	697	11.7
Bachelor's degree	625	10.5
Master's degree	238	4
Professional school degree	83	1.4
Doctorate degree	30	0.5

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