Sandhills Today

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

This was 6.6 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 345.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	15	6.5
Regular high school diploma	73	31.5
GED or alternative credential	19	8.2
Some college, less than 1 year	21	9.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	19	8.2
Associate's degree	35	15.1
Bachelor's degree	26	11.2
Master's degree	6	2.6
Professional school degree	17	7.3
Doctorate degree	1	0.4

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