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

This number was 10.3 percent lower than the state average of 31.2 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 1,278.

83.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many De Kalb 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	148	16.4
Regular high school diploma	320	35.5
GED or alternative credential	43	4.8
Some college, less than 1 year	58	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	144	16
Associate's degree	53	5.9
Bachelor's degree	83	9.2
Master's degree	38	4.2
Professional school degree	4	0.4
Doctorate degree	10	1.1

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