Upper Cumberland Times

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

This was 16.8 percent lower than the state average of 35.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 4,942.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	648	18.7
Regular high school diploma	1,009	29.1
GED or alternative credential	380	11
Some college, less than 1 year	267	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	507	14.6
Associate's degree	190	5.5
Bachelor's degree	274	7.9
Master's degree	100	2.9
Professional school degree	33	1
Doctorate degree	59	1.7

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