River Region Times

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

This number was 22.5 percent higher than the state average of 34 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 29.

100 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Benton town 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	0	0
Regular high school diploma	6	26.1
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	0	0
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4	17.4
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	4	17.4
Master's degree	9	39.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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