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9.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Placitas in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 25.2 percent lower than the state average of 35 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 885.

17.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Placitas residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	302	82.1
Regular high school diploma	0	0
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college less than 1 year	0	0
Some college 1 or more years no degree	30	8.2
Associate's degree	36	9.8
Bachelor's degree	0	0
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.