Sandhills Today

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

This number was 5.8 percent lower than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 316.

93.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Arcadia 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	13	6.1
Regular high school diploma	77	36
GED or alternative credential	4	1.9
Some college, less than 1 year	5	2.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	38	17.8
Associate's degree	18	8.4
Bachelor's degree	45	21
Master's degree	9	4.2
Professional school degree	1	0.5
Doctorate degree	4	1.9

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