Sandhills Today

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

This was 18.8 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 54.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1	2.4
Regular high school diploma	9	22
GED or alternative credential	2	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	7	17.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	12	29.3
Associate's degree	10	24.4
Bachelor's degree	0	0
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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