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19.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Pontiac in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 16.2 percent lower than the state average of 35.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 226.

80.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Pontiac residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	34	19.7
Regular high school diploma	105	60.7
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college less than 1 year	0	0
Some college 1 or more years no degree	0	0
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	15	8.7
Master's degree	19	11
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.