Sandhills Today

23.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Merna in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 18.1 percent lower than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 364.

90.3 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 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	25	9.7
Regular high school diploma	90	35
GED or alternative credential	28	10.9
Some college, less than 1 year	26	10.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	27	10.5
Associate's degree	31	12.1
Bachelor's degree	13	5.1
Master's degree	6	2.3
Professional school degree	11	4.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.