Upper Cumberland Times

13.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Baxter in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 21 percent lower than the state average of 34.6 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,546.

80.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Baxter residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	194	19.2
Regular high school diploma	323	31.9
GED or alternative credential	91	9
Some college, less than 1 year	97	9.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	169	16.7
Associate's degree	37	3.7
Bachelor's degree	67	6.6
Master's degree	25	2.5
Professional school degree	3	0.3
Doctorate degree	6	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.