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

This number was 11.6 percent lower than the state average of 40.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 972.

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

Ponca 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	53	7.8
Regular high school diploma	261	38.5
GED or alternative credential	15	2.2
Some college less than 1 year	38	5.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	113	16.7
Associate's degree	68	10
Bachelor's degree	83	12.2
Master's degree	45	6.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	2	0.3

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