SW Kansas News

30.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Dighton in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 11.4 percent lower than the state average of 42.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 873.

93.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Dighton residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	40	6.8
Regular high school diploma	171	29.3
GED or alternative credential	24	4.1
Some college, less than 1 year	33	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	137	23.5
Associate's degree	67	11.5
Bachelor's degree	71	12.2
Master's degree	41	7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.