Southern Illinois News

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

This was 28.1 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 654.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	64	16.1
Regular high school diploma	126	31.7
GED or alternative credential	32	8
Some college, less than 1 year	35	8.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	79	19.8
Associate's degree	34	8.5
Bachelor's degree	25	6.3
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	1	0.3
Doctorate degree	2	0.5

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