Lafayette Times

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

This number was 17.1 percent lower than the state average of 33.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 279.

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

Newtown 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	18	9.4
Regular high school diploma	85	44.3
GED or alternative credential	9	4.7
Some college less than 1 year	3	1.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	45	23.4
Associate's degree	8	4.2
Bachelor's degree	10	5.2
Master's degree	14	7.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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