Marion-Morrow Times

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

This number was 19.2 percent lower than the state average of 36.4 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 161.

88.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Sparta 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	10	11.5
Regular high school diploma	40	46
GED or alternative credential	2	2.3
Some college, less than 1 year	2	2.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	18	20.7
Associate's degree	11	12.6
Bachelor's degree	4	4.6
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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