South West Illinois News

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

This was 15.7 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 4,302.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	282	9.9
Regular high school diploma	906	31.9
GED or alternative credential	102	3.6
Some college, less than 1 year	213	7.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	538	19
Associate's degree	204	7.2
Bachelor's degree	299	10.5
Master's degree	191	6.7
Professional school degree	32	1.1
Doctorate degree	69	2.4

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