River Parish News

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

This number was 13.2 percent lower than the state average of 29.7 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 788.

81.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many St. James 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	108	18.7
Regular high school diploma	227	39.3
GED or alternative credential	9	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	7	1.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	131	22.7
Associate's degree	11	1.9
Bachelor's degree	78	13.5
Master's degree	6	1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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