Sandhills Today

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

This was 13.5 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 345.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	8	2.9
Regular high school diploma	91	33
GED or alternative credential	3	1.1
Some college, less than 1 year	39	14.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	53	19.2
Associate's degree	23	8.3
Bachelor's degree	47	17
Master's degree	9	3.3
Professional school degree	3	1.1
Doctorate degree	0	0

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