New River Valley Times

25.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lafayette in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 21.4 percent lower than the state average of 46.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 569.

76.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Lafayette residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	87	23.8
Regular high school diploma	81	22.1
GED or alternative credential	56	15.3
Some college, less than 1 year	0	0
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	50	13.7
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	16	4.4
Master's degree	40	10.9
Professional school degree	36	9.8
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.