River Parish News

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

This number was 5.7 percent lower than the state average of 29.7 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 43,446.

86.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many St. John the Baptist Parish 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	3,969	13.8
Regular high school diploma	9,487	33
GED or alternative credential	1,420	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	1,633	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	5,309	18.5
Associate's degree	2,226	7.7
Bachelor's degree	3,093	10.8
Master's degree	1,169	4.1
Professional school degree	169	0.6
Doctorate degree	251	0.9

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