Sandhills Today

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

This number was 14.5 percent lower than the state average of 40.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 363.

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

Merna 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	21	8.6
Regular high school diploma	87	35.8
GED or alternative credential	13	5.3
Some college less than 1 year	26	10.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	32	13.2
Associate's degree	39	16
Bachelor's degree	11	4.5
Master's degree	5	2.1
Professional school degree	9	3.7
Doctorate degree	0	0

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