Pierce Today

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

This was 16.4 percent lower than the state average of 46.8 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 11,980.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	480	6.1
Regular high school diploma	1,959	25.1
GED or alternative credential	429	5.5
Some college, less than 1 year	662	8.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,906	24.4
Associate's degree	1,123	14.4
Bachelor's degree	906	11.6
Master's degree	240	3.1
Professional school degree	18	0.2
Doctorate degree	87	1.1

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