North Central PA Times

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

This was 17.5 percent lower than the state average of 41 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 520.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	22	6.4
Regular high school diploma	176	51.2
GED or alternative credential	3	0.9
Some college, less than 1 year	30	8.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	32	9.3
Associate's degree	24	7
Bachelor's degree	45	13.1
Master's degree	12	3.5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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