Portage Times

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

This was 1 percent higher than the state average of 37.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 912.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	42	9.6
Regular high school diploma	137	31.2
GED or alternative credential	30	6.8
Some college, less than 1 year	11	2.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	49	11.2
Associate's degree	81	18.5
Bachelor's degree	71	16.2
Master's degree	11	2.5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	7	1.6

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