Jefferson County Times

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

This was 4 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 12,054.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,040	12.6
Regular high school diploma	1,801	21.9
GED or alternative credential	498	6.1
Some college, less than 1 year	541	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,543	18.8
Associate's degree	917	11.2
Bachelor's degree	1,073	13.1
Master's degree	722	8.8
Professional school degree	10	0.1
Doctorate degree	77	0.9

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