SC Vermont News

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

This was 35.7 percent lower than the state average of 48.5 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 259.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	26	13.9
Regular high school diploma	88	47.1
GED or alternative credential	8	4.3
Some college, less than 1 year	22	11.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	19	10.2
Associate's degree	6	3.2
Bachelor's degree	7	3.7
Master's degree	8	4.3
Professional school degree	3	1.6
Doctorate degree	0	0

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