North Shore Louisiana News

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

This number was 13.3 percent lower than the state average of 29.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 2,543.

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

Pearl River 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	336	19.8
Regular high school diploma	477	28.1
GED or alternative credential	214	12.6
Some college less than 1 year	143	8.4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	259	15.2
Associate's degree	102	6
Bachelor's degree	117	6.9
Master's degree	29	1.7
Professional school degree	14	0.8
Doctorate degree	9	0.5

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