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

This was 10.5 percent lower than the state average of 33 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 4,005.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	706	29.8
Regular high school diploma	452	19.1
GED or alternative credential	170	7.2
Some college, less than 1 year	161	6.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	349	14.7
Associate's degree	330	13.9
Bachelor's degree	142	6
Master's degree	49	2.1
Professional school degree	13	0.5
Doctorate degree	0	0

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