SE Missouri News

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

This was 16.5 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,867.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,212	22.5
Regular high school diploma	1,708	31.7
GED or alternative credential	355	6.6
Some college, less than 1 year	373	6.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	584	10.8
Associate's degree	539	10
Bachelor's degree	358	6.6
Master's degree	231	4.3
Professional school degree	14	0.3
Doctorate degree	14	0.3

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