Sandhills Today

35.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Ashton in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 7.7 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 238.

90.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	15	9.7
Regular high school diploma	44	28.4
GED or alternative credential	10	6.5
Some college, less than 1 year	1	0.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	30	19.4
Associate's degree	30	19.4
Bachelor's degree	20	12.9
Master's degree	3	1.9
Professional school degree	2	1.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.