NW Mississippi News

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

This was 4.6 percent lower than the state average of 33 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 539.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	79	26.7
Regular high school diploma	72	24.3
GED or alternative credential	29	9.8
Some college, less than 1 year	7	2.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	25	8.4
Associate's degree	58	19.6
Bachelor's degree	9	3
Master's degree	16	5.4
Professional school degree	1	0.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

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