SC Mississippi News

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

This was 14.8 percent lower than the state average of 33 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 5,569.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	962	25
Regular high school diploma	1,162	30.2
GED or alternative credential	203	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	179	4.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	639	16.6
Associate's degree	218	5.7
Bachelor's degree	273	7.1
Master's degree	155	4
Professional school degree	52	1.4
Doctorate degree	0	0

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